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Countries

Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

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

Second Language

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

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

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

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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Interesting Facts

  • 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.
  • Khmer is not the tonal language.
  • Khmer language has borrowed philisophical, administrative and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit and Pali.

Similar To

Malayalam
Lao Language

Derived From

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Pali and Sanskrit Languages

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24753
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1220
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1833
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Khmer

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

34
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)

How Are You?

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

Good Night

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

Good Evening

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

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
លើកលែងរសៀល

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
អរុណ​ប្រចាំឡើង

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
សូម

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
សូរី

Bye

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

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
បងបានស្រលាញ់អូន

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
សូមទាញយក

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Northern Khmer

Where They Speak

Kongu
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.001,400,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Khmer Krom

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Vietnam

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.001,200,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Western Khmer

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Cambodia, Thailand

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0016,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

106
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million16.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.24 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million13.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million16.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)

Alternative Names

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

French Name

tamoul
khmer central

German Name

Tamil
Kambodschanisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Khmer, Northern Khmer

History

Origin

300 BC
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Language Family

Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family

Subgroup

-
-

Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Khmer

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Modern Khmer

Language Position

181
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Khmer Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
km

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
khm

ISO 639 2/B

tam
khm

ISO 639 3

tam
khm

ISO 639 6

tam
khm

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
khme1253

Linguasphere

tami1289
48-ACB

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

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Analytic, Isolating

Tamil and Khmer Alphabets

Tamil and Khmer Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Khmer. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Khmer Alphabets there are 53 letters. To learn Tamil and Khmer languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Khmer languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Khmer greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Khmer are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Khmer Speaking population

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

Tamil and Khmer Language Codes

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