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Khmer and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Cambodia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Australia, France, United States of America  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Lao Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali and Sanskrit Languages  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Khmer-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
20  
17

How Many Consonants
13  
3
33  
23

Scripts
Latin  
Khmer  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
រាត្រីលា  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
លើកលែងរសៀល  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
អរុណ​ប្រចាំឡើង  

Please
le do thoil  
សូម  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
សូរី  

Bye
Slán  
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
សូមទាញយក  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Northern Khmer  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
1,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Khmer Krom  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Western Khmer  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Cambodia, Thailand  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
16.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Cambodian, Khmer  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
khmer central  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Kambodschanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Khmer, Northern Khmer  

History

Origin
c. 750  
14  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Proto-Khmer  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Modern Khmer  

Language Position
25  
23
1  
1

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Khmer Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
km  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
khm  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
khm  

ISO 639 3
gle  
khm  

ISO 639 6
gle  
khm  

Glottocode
iris1253  
khme1253  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
48-ACB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Analytic, Isolating  

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All Irish 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 Irish and Khmer dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Khmer language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Khmer Dialects are spoken in different Khmer speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Khmer Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer , Khmer Krom. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Irish and Khmer Speaking population

Irish and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % 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 Irish and Khmer on Irish vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Khmer Language Codes

Irish and Khmer language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Khmer Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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