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 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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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
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
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
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
106
0
188
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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
👆🏻
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
Origin
300 BC
14
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
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
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