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Tamil and Khmer


Countries

Countries
Cambodia  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, France, United States of America  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
-  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Lao Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
12  
9

How Many Consonants
33  
23
18  
8

Scripts
Khmer  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
អ្នក​សុខសប្បាយ​ទេ  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
រាត្រីលា  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
ល្ងង់អរិយដ្ឋរ  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
លើកលែងរសៀល  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
អរុណ​ប្រចាំឡើង  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
សូម  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
សូរី  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
លាស់ជាស្រី (leah sah srey)  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
សូមទាញយក  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Khmer  
Kongu  

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

How Many People Speak
1,400,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Khmer Krom  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Vietnam  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,200,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Western Khmer  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
27
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
16.00 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
16.00 million  
33
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
khmer central  
tamoul  

German Name
Kambodschanisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
14  
300 BC  

Language Family
Austroasiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Khmer  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Modern Khmer  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
1  
1
18  
16

Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
km  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
khm  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
khm  
tam  

ISO 639 3
khm  
tam  

ISO 639 6
khm  
tam  

Glottocode
khme1253  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
48-ACB  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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

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Khmer and Tamil Speaking population

Khmer and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khmer and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Khmer and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khmer language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Khmer vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Khmer and Tamil Language Codes

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

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