Countries
Cambodia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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.
Similar To
Lao Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Pali and Sanskrit Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ND
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
សូមអរគុណអ្នក (saum arkoun anak)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
អ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
ND
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ND
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ND
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
ND
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Sorry
ND
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
ND
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ND
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ND
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Northern Khmer
Kongu
Where They Speak
Australia, Cambodia, France, Thailand, United States of America
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Khmer Krom
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Vietnam
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Khmer
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Cambodia, Thailand
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ភាសាខ្មែរ (bhāsā khmɛ̄r)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Cambodian, Khmer
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
khmer central
tamoul
German Name
Kambodschanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Khmer, Northern Khmer
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Khmer
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Khmer
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
khme1253
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
Not Available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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Khmer and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Khmer and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Khmer and Tamil language. Khmer word for "Hello" is ND or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Khmer Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Khmer vs Tamil Difficulty
The Khmer vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Khmer Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Khmer and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Khmer and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Khmer is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.
