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