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Tamil and Khmer Speaking countries


Khmer and Tamil Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

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

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

Similar To
Malayalam   
Lao Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Pali and Sanskrit Languages   

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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:

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