Malagasy and Khmer
Countries
Madagascar
Cambodia
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, France, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
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Lao Language
Derived From
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Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Misaotra
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Night
Alina tsara
ND
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
ND
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
ND
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
ND
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
ND
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
Merina
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Vietnam
Dialect 3
Not Available
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
Not Available
Cambodia, Thailand
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
malgache
khmer central
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
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Branch
Indonesian
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Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Modern Khmer
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mala1537
khme1253
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Malagasy 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 Malagasy and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Khmer Speaking population
Malagasy and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % 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 Malagasy and Khmer on Malagasy vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Khmer Language Codes
Malagasy and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.