Khmer and Afrikaans
Countries
Cambodia
South Africa
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Not Available
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Lao Language
Dutch Language
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Khmer-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Dankie
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Hoe gaan dit
Good Evening
ND
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
ND
Goeie middag
Good Morning
ND
goeie more
I Love You
ND
Ek het jou lief
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Namibia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Cape Dutch
French Name
khmer central
afrikaans
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Afrikaners
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
khme1253
afri1274
Linguasphere
Not Available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic
All Khmer and Afrikaans 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 Khmer and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Afrikaans Speaking population
Khmer and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Khmer and Afrikaans on Khmer vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Afrikaans Language Codes
Khmer and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.