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Khmer and Tamil Speaking countries


Tamil and Khmer Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
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Similar To
Lao Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   
Not Available   

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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:

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