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Khmer and Thai Speaking countries


Thai and Khmer Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Cambodia   
Thailand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam   
Thailand   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America   
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   

Interesting Facts
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   
Khmer Language   

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Khmer and Thai as Minority Language

In Khmer and Thai speaking countries you will get the countries which have Khmer and Thai as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.
  • Thai as minority language: Burma, Cambodia, Laos.

If you want to compare Khmer and Thai dialects, then you can go to Khmer vs Thai Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Khmer and Thai Regulators

Khmer and Thai speaking countries provide you Khmer and Thai regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Khmer is not regulated.Thai is regulated by Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา). Also get to learn, Khmer and Thai Language History.

Khmer and Thai Continents

Thinking about Khmer and Thai continents in which Khmer and Thai speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Khmer and Thai. Most of the Khmer speaking countries lie in Asia. While Thai speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Khmer and Thai languages:

Khmer Interesting Facts:

Thai Interesting Facts:

The Khmer language was derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages and is similar to Lao Language whereas Khmer language is similar to Lao Language and derived from Khmer Language.

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