Khmer and Yoruba
Countries
Cambodia
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- Khmer is not the tonal language.
- Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Lao Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
e dupe
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
រាត្រីលា
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល
e kaasan
Good Morning
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
e kaaro
Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)
bye
I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
សូមទាញយក
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
Nigeria
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
khmer central
yoruba
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Yoruba people
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
khme1253
yoru1245
Linguasphere
48-ACB
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Analytic, Isolating
All Khmer and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Khmer and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khmer are spoken in different Khmer Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khmer vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khmer dialects include: Northern Khmer, Khmer Krom. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khmer and Yoruba Speaking population
Khmer and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Khmer vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khmer and Yoruba Language Codes
Khmer and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khmer and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.