Khmer and Haitian Creole
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Haiti
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Cuba
Regulated By
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Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- In the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
Lao Language
French Language
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
Bonjou
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Mèsi
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
រាត្រីលា
Bon nwit
Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
Bon apre-midi
Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
Babay
I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
សូមទាញយក
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Cap-Haitien
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Port-au-Prince
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Cayes
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
khmer central
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Haitians
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Haitian Creole
Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
khme1253
hait1244
Linguasphere
48-ACB
51-AAC-cb
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Khmer and Haitian Creole 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 Haitian Creole dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Haitian Creole language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Haitian Creole Dialects are spoken in different Haitian Creole speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Haitian Creole Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Haitian Creole dialects include: Northern Haitian Creole , Central Haitian Creole. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Haitian Creole Speaking population
Khmer and Haitian Creole speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Haitian Creole languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Haitian Creole Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Haitian Creole language is 0.15 %. 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 Haitian Creole on Khmer vs Haitian Creole where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Haitian Creole Language Codes
Khmer and Haitian Creole language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Haitian Creole Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.