Khmer and Tamil Speaking countries

Khmer

Tamil

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Cambodia

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Australia, France, United States of America

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

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

1.8 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.

1.9 Similar To

Lao Language

Malayalam

1.10 Derived From

Pali and Sanskrit Languages

Not Available

Khmer vs Tamil Countries

Comparing Khmer vs Tamil countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Khmer and Tamil languages.

Khmer Speaking Countries: Cambodia.
Tamil Speaking Countries: Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu.

So we find that, total number of countries where Khmer is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

Find if Khmer and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Khmer and Tamil speaking countries will give you the presence of Khmer and Tamil languages in different countries. Along with Khmer vs Tamil countries, you can also compare Khmer vs Tamil.

Khmer and Tamil as Minority Language

In Khmer and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Khmer and Tamil as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Khmer as minority language: Australia, France, United States of America.
Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

If you want to compare Khmer and Tamil dialects, then you can go to Khmer vs Tamil Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Khmer and Tamil Regulators

Khmer and Tamil speaking countries provide you Khmer and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Khmer is not regulated.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Khmer and Tamil Language History.

Khmer and Tamil Continents

Thinking about Khmer and Tamil continents in which Khmer and Tamil speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Khmer and Tamil. Most of the Khmer speaking countries lie in Asia. While Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Khmer and Tamil languages:

Khmer Interesting Facts:

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

Tamil 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.

The Khmer language was derived from Pali and Sanskrit Languages and is similar to Lao Language whereas Khmer language is similar to Malayalam and derived from Not Available.