Khmer and Malagasy
Countries
Cambodia
Madagascar
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Lao Language
Swahili and Comorian Languages
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)
Salama!
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Misaotra
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
រាត្រីលា
Alina tsara
Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
Maraina tsara
Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
Veloma!
I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
សូមទាញយក
Azafady
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Merina
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
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Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
khmer central
malgache
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Malagasy people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
khme1253
mala1537
Linguasphere
48-ACB
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Khmer and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Malagasy Speaking population
Khmer and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Khmer vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Malagasy Language Codes
Khmer and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.