Countries
Cambodia
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Not Available
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Lao Language
Tamil
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Khmer
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
ND
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ND
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ND
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
ND
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
ND
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
ND
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
ND
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
ND
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Waddar
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
khmer central
télougou
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Telugu people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Telugu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
khme1253
telu1262
Linguasphere
Not Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
Khmer and Telugu Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Khmer and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Khmer and Telugu language. Khmer word for "Hello" is ND or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Khmer Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Khmer vs Telugu Difficulty
The Khmer vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Khmer Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Khmer and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Khmer and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Khmer is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.