In this series of articles we overview languages present in any given country. This time we are looking at the languages spoken in Cambodia
The biggest languages present in Cambodia include:
- Khmer – 16.05 million speakers;
- French – 502 thousand speakers;
- English – 3.34 million speakers;
The sole official language of the country is Khmer.
Below you will find summaries for the languages supported by our translation services.
French
French is a Indo-European language, distantly related to Norwegian, Russian, Dutch, Romanian, as well as a number of other languages. It has no country-wide official status in Cambodia.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 274 million |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | French alphabet |
| Major French-speaking populations in: | 49 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
More than a hundred million people use French as their language of day-to-day communication. Vanuatan, Mauritanian, and Bulgarian markets, for example, might be expected to use French in business and daily communications, at least to some extent.
Less than a quarter of the population speaks French in Cambodia, 502 thousand people in total.
Writing
French employs the French script, which in itself is a sub-type of the Latin script. It is written in the left-to-right fashion.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Cambodian market via the French language, you might be interested in the following services:
- French Document Translation
- French Desktop Publishing and InDesign Translation
- French E-Commerce Translation
English
English is a Germanic language, which is a branch of the Indo-European language family. It has no country-wide official status in Cambodia.
| Number of speakers worldwide | 1.15 billion |
|---|---|
| Language family | Indo-European |
| Writing | English alphabet |
| Major English-speaking populations in: | 35 countries |
Demographics and geographic distribution
Approximately 1.15 billion people in more than 35 countries speak English as either the first or a second language. Examples of countries, where English has a major presence, include:
- Thailand
- Poland
- Algeria
- Canada
Less than a quarter of the population speaks English in Cambodia, 3.34 million people in total.
Writing
English uses the Latin alphabet. It employs the standard version of the script with no additional, language-specific symbols. It is written from left to right.
Translation services
If you intend to expand to the Cambodian market via the English language, you might be interested in the following services:
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