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Telugu and Khmer


Countries

Countries
Cambodia  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
-  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Khmer-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
19  
16

How Many Consonants
33  
23
41  
30

Scripts
Khmer  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
រាត្រីលា  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
អរុណ​ប្រចាំឡើង  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
សូម  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
សូរី  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
សូមទាញយក  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Khmer  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
1,400,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Khmer Krom  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Khmer  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
27
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
16.00 million  
99+
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
khmer central  
télougou  

German Name
Kambodschanisch  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
14  
c. 575  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Khmer  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Modern Khmer  
Telugu  

Language Position
1  
1
15  
14

Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
km  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
khm  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
khm  
tel  

ISO 639 3
khm  
tel  

ISO 639 6
khm  
tel  

Glottocode
khme1253  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
48-ACB  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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All Khmer and Telugu 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 Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Khmer and Telugu Speaking population

Khmer and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Khmer vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Khmer and Telugu Language Codes

Khmer and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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