Khmer and Kirundi
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
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Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Lao Language
Kinyarwanda 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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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Urakoze
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Urakomeye?
Good Night
ND
Ijoro ryiza
Good Afternoon
ND
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
ND
Mwaramutse
I Love You
ND
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Excuse Me
ND
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Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Tanzania
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Shubi
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
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French Name
khmer central
rundi
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
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Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Kirundi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
khme1253
rund1242
Linguasphere
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No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Khmer and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Kirundi Speaking population
Khmer and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Khmer vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Kirundi Language Codes
Khmer and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.