Mon-Khmer

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Mon-Khmer is a major branch of the Austroasiatic language family that includes numerous languages spoken across mainland Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Austroasiatic languages
language family branch
continent Asia
fieldOfStudy Austroasiatic linguistics
hasAlternativeName Mon Khmer
Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
hasFeature complex consonant systems in some languages
register or phonation contrasts in some languages
rich vowel systems
hasLanguage Bahnar language
linked to: Bahnaric

Katu language
Khasi language
Khmer language
linked to: Khmer

Mon language
Muong language
Nicobarese languages
Palaung language
Vietnamese language
linked to: Vietnamese
hasSubfamily Bahnaric
Katuic
Khasic
Khmer
Monic
Palaungic
Pearic
Vietic
linked to: Vietic languages
historicalClassification core branch of Austroasiatic
includesNationalLanguageOf Cambodia
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
languageFamily Austroasiatic
partOf Austroasiatic language family
linked to: Austroasiatic
region Mainland Southeast Asia
South Asia
spokenIn Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
India
Laos
Myanmar
Nepal
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
status includes both national and minority languages
typology mostly analytic
usedBy multiple ethnic groups in Southeast Asia
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem various scripts

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Khmer subfamily Mon-Khmer
Laos hasOfficialLanguage Lao
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Nicobarese subfamily Nuclear Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Nicobarese isPartOf Mon–Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Mon-Khmer hasAlternativeName Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Austroasiatic alternativeName Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Khmuic languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Khmu language
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Khmuʼ language
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Austroasiatic hasSubfamily Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Austroasiatic hasHistoricalLanguage Proto-Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Teressa languageSubfamily Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Chamic languages hasInfluenceFrom Mon-Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Bahnaric relatedTo Mon-Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Palaungic higherClassification Mon–Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Palaung language languageBranch Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Mon Khmer alternativeName Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Mon Khmer alternativeName Mon-Khmer
Aslian partOf Mon–Khmer branch
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Waic partOf Mon–Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Katuic neighboringLanguageFamilies Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Aslian branch geneticRelation Mon-Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Wa language (Austroasiatic) subfamily Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Wa language (Austroasiatic) languageBranch Mon–Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Proto-Austroasiatic hasAlternativeName Proto-Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Katuic languages contactWith Mon-Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Palaungic languages memberOf Mon–Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Middle Khmer subclassOf Mon–Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Palaung people languageBranch Mon-Khmer languages
linked to: Mon-Khmer
Nancowry language languageFamilyBranch Mon–Khmer
linked to: Mon-Khmer