Khmer and Akan
Countries
Cambodia
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Ghana
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
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Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Lao Language
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
ete-sen
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
meda ase
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
រាត្រីលា
maadwo
Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
maadwo
Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល
maaha
Good Morning
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
maakye
Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
bye
I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
សូមទាញយក
mepa wo kyɛw
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Asante
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Ghana
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Ghana
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Fante
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Ghana
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Akan
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Twi, Fante
French Name
khmer central
akan
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[ˈaːkã]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Akan people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Akan
Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
khme1253
akan1251
Linguasphere
48-ACB
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Khmer and Akan 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 Akan dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Akan Speaking population
Khmer and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Akan on Khmer vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Akan Language Codes
Khmer and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.