Countries
Cambodia
Afganistan
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Pakistan
Regulated By
-
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Lao Language
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
-
Alphabets in
Khmer-Alphabets.jpg#200
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
រាត្រីលា
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Sorry
សូរី
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
សូមទាញយក
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Afganistan, Pakistan
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
khmer central
pachto
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Pashtun
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
khme1253
pash1269
Linguasphere
48-ACB
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Khmer and Pashto 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 Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Pashto Speaking population
Khmer and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Khmer vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Pashto Language Codes
Khmer and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.