Khmer and Xhosa
Countries
Cambodia
South Africa
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Not Available
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Lao Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Unjani
Good Night
ND
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
ND
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
ND
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Bye
ND
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
ND
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Thembu
Where They Speak
Vietnam
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
South Africa
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
khmer central
xhosa
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
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Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
khme1253
xhos1239
Linguasphere
Not Available
99-AUT-fa
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 Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Xhosa Speaking population
Khmer and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Khmer vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Xhosa Language Codes
Khmer and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.