Tamil and Khmer Speaking countries

Tamil

Khmer

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

Cambodia

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam

1.4 Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Australia, France, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

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

Not Available

1.8 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.

1.9 Similar To

Malayalam

Lao Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Pali and Sanskrit Languages

Tamil vs Khmer Countries

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

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

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

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

Tamil and Khmer as Minority Language

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

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

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

Tamil and Khmer Regulators

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

Tamil and Khmer Continents

Thinking about Tamil and Khmer continents in which Tamil and Khmer speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Tamil and Khmer. Most of the Tamil speaking countries lie in Asia. While Khmer 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 Tamil and Khmer languages:

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.

Khmer Interesting Facts:

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

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