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Kannada and Khmer


Khmer and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Cambodia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Australia, France, United States of America   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
20   
17

How Many Consonants
35   
25
33   
23

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Khmer   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
ND   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
ND   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
ND   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
ND   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
ND   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
ND   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
ND   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
ND   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
ND   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
ND   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Northern Khmer   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
1,400,000.00   
26

Dialect 2
Urali   
Khmer Krom   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Vietnam   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
1,200,000.00   
24

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Western Khmer   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Cambodia, Thailand   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
16.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.24 %   
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Cambodian, Khmer   

French Name
kannada   
khmer central   

German Name
Kannada   
Kambodschanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Khmer, Northern Khmer   

History

Origin
c. 450   
14   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Proto-Khmer   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Modern Khmer   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
km   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
khm   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
khm   

ISO 639 3
kan   
khm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
khme1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
Not Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Kannada and Khmer Speaking population

Kannada and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % 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 Kannada and Khmer on Kannada vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Khmer Language Codes

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

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