Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Cambodia
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 in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ជំរាបសួរ (jomreab suor)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
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)
អរុណប្រចាំឡើង
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
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Khmer
Where They Speak
Kongu
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Khmer Krom
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Vietnam
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Western Khmer
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Cambodia, Thailand
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
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Khmer
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Khmer
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Khmer Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
khme1253
Linguasphere
tami1289
48-ACB
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 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.