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Malagasy and Khmer


Khmer and Malagasy


Countries

Countries
Madagascar  
Cambodia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte  
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, France, United States of America  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages  
Lao Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali and Sanskrit Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
20  
17

How Many Consonants
20  
10
33  
23

Scripts
Latin  
Khmer  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Salama!  
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)  

Thank You
Misaotra  
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)  

How Are You?
Manao ahoana!  
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ  

Good Night
Alina tsara  
រាត្រីលា  

Good Evening
Manao ahoana e  
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ  

Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e  
លើកលែងរសៀល  

Good Morning
Maraina tsara  
អរុណ​ប្រចាំឡើង  

Please
azafady  
សូម  

Sorry
Miala tsiny  
សូរី  

Bye
Veloma!  
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)  

I Love You
Tiako ianao.  
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន  

Excuse Me
Azafady  
សូមទាញយក  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy  
Northern Khmer  

Where They Speak
Merina  
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
1,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Western Malagasy  
Khmer Krom  

Where They Speak
Sakalava  
Vietnam  

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

Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy  
Western Khmer  

Where They Speak
-  
Cambodia, Thailand  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
16.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.28 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
18.00 million  
38
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
18.00 million  
32
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy  
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)  

Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language  
Cambodian, Khmer  

French Name
malgache  
khmer central  

German Name
Malagassi-Sprache  
Kambodschanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]  
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]  

Ethnicity
Malagasy people  
Khmer, Northern Khmer  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Austronesian  
-  

Branch
Indonesian  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Khmer  

Standard Forms
standard Malagasy  
Modern Khmer  

Language Position
84  
99+
1  
1

Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language  
Khmer Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mg  
km  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mlg  
khm  

ISO 639 2/B
mlg  
khm  

ISO 639 3
mlg  
khm  

ISO 639 6
mlg  
khm  

Glottocode
mala1537  
khme1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
48-ACB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Malagasy and Khmer Speaking population

Malagasy and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 %. 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 Malagasy and Khmer on Malagasy vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malagasy and Khmer Language Codes

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

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