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
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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
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
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
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
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)
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Kongu
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Kongu
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Khmer Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
khme1253
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
48-ACB
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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