How many people speak Khmer and Tamil?

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1 How Many People Speak

1.1 How Many People Speak?

16.00 million78.00 million

0.13 1200

1.2 Speaking Population

0.24 %1.06 %

0.11 89

1.3 Native Speakers

13.00 million70.00 million

0.13 873

1.3.1 Second Language Speakers

NA8.00 million

0.01 400

1.3.2 Native Name

ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)

தமிழ்

1.3.3 Alternative Names

Cambodian, Khmer

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

1.3.4 French Name

khmer central

tamoul

1.3.5 German Name

Kambodschanisch

Tamil

1.4 Pronunciation

[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

1.5 Ethnicity

Khmer, Northern Khmer

Tamil people or Tamilans

Khmer vs Tamil Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Khmer and Tamil, you will get to compare Khmer vs Tamil speaking population. How many people speak Khmer and Tamil gives you the number of people speaking Khmer and Tamil in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Khmer language is 16.00 million and number of people speaking Tamil language is 78.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Khmer is 0.24 % and speaking population of Tamil is 1.06 %. For more detailed difference check out Khmer vs Tamil.

Khmer native speakers vs Tamil native speakers

How many people speak Khmer and Tamil languages tells about Khmer native speakers vs Tamil native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 13.00 million people speak Khmer as native language while 70.00 million people speak Tamil as native language. You can also go to Khmer vs Tamil Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Khmer and Tamil language. In some regions, Khmer and Tamil languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Khmer as second language and 8.00 million speakers who use Tamil as second language.

Native Names of Khmer and Tamil

Native names are used in the Khmer and Tamil Speaking Countries. Both Khmer and Tamil languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Khmer and Tamil you will get to know the native names of Khmer and Tamil languages. The native name of Khmer is ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r) and native name of Tamil is தமிழ். The alternative names of Khmer and Tamil languages are as follows:

Khmer alternative names are: Cambodian, Khmer
Tamil alternative names are: Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

The French name of Khmer is khmer central whereas German name of Khmer is Kambodschanisch. The German name of Tamil is Tamil whereas French name of Tamil is khmer central.