Countries
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Cambodia
National Language
North Korea, South Korea
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Australia, France, United States of America
Regulated By
The National Institute of the Korean Language
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
Chinese and Japanese languages
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
ND
Thank You
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Night
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
ND
Good Evening
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
ND
Good Afternoon
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
ND
Good Morning
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
ND
Please
하십시오 (hasibsio)
ND
Sorry
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
ND
I Love You
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
ND
Excuse Me
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
ND
Dialect 1
Jeju
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
South Korea
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Dialect 2
Gyeongsang
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
South Korea
Vietnam
Dialect 3
Hamgyŏng
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
China, North Korea
Cambodia, Thailand
Native Name
한국어 (조선말)
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
coréen
khmer central
German Name
Koreanisch
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
Koreans
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Origin
Before 1st century
14
Language Family
Koreanic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Modern Khmer
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Korean Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kore1280
khme1253
Linguasphere
45-AAA
Not Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Analytic, Isolating
All Korean and Khmer Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Korean and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Korean and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Korean are spoken in different Korean Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Korean vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Korean dialects include: Jeju, Gyeongsang. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Korean and Khmer Speaking population
Korean and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Korean and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Korean and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Korean and Khmer on Korean vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Korean and Khmer Language Codes
Korean and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Korean and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.