Somali and Khmer
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Cambodia
National Language
Somalia
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Australia, France, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Khmer
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Night
Habeenka Good
ND
Good Evening
Evening Good
ND
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
ND
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
ND
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
ND
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
ND
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Cambodia, Thailand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
somali
khmer central
German Name
Somali
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Khmer
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
khme1253
Linguasphere
No data available
Not Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Somali 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 Somali and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Khmer Speaking population
Somali and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available 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 Somali and Khmer on Somali vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Khmer Language Codes
Somali and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
