Xhosa and Khmer
Countries
South Africa
Cambodia
National Language
South Africa
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Australia, France, United States of America
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Lao Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
Unjani
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
ND
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
ND
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
ND
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
ND
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
ND
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
South Africa
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Thembu
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
South Africa
Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
South Africa
Cambodia, Thailand
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Cambodian, Khmer
French Name
xhosa
khmer central
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Kambodschanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Modern Khmer
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
khme1253
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
Not Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Khmer Speaking population
Xhosa and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Khmer on Xhosa vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Khmer Language Codes
Xhosa and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.