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Sundanese and Khmer


Khmer and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
Cambodia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Indonesia  
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Lao Language  

Derived From
-  
Pali and Sanskrit Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
20  
17

How Many Consonants
16  
6
33  
23

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Khmer  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)  

Thank You
Nuhun  
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
រាត្រីលា  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
លើកលែងរសៀល  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
អរុណ​ប្រចាំឡើង  

Please
Mangga  
សូម  

Sorry
Hapunten  
សូរី  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន  

Excuse Me
Punten  
សូមទាញយក  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Northern Khmer  

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

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
1,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Khmer Krom  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Vietnam  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
1,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Western Khmer  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
Cambodia, Thailand  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
16,000,000.00  
27

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
16.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
16.00 million  
33

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Cambodian, Khmer  

French Name
soundanais  
khmer central  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Kambodschanisch  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Khmer, Northern Khmer  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
14  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Austroasiatic Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Proto-Khmer  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Modern Khmer  

Language Position
42  
39
1  
1

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Khmer Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
km  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
khm  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
khm  

ISO 639 3
sun  
khm  

ISO 639 6
sun  
khm  

Glottocode
sund1251  
khme1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
48-ACB  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Isolating  

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

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Sundanese and Khmer Speaking population

Sundanese and Khmer speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Khmer languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Khmer Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Khmer on Sundanese vs Khmer where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Khmer Language Codes

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

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