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