Countries
Cambodia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Not Available
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.
Similar To
Lao Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ND
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
ND
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ND
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ND
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
ND
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Sorry
ND
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
ND
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ND
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ND
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Kongu
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
khme1253
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
Not Available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
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.