Khmer

E6451

Khmer is the Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in Cambodia, where it serves as the official and most widely used national language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Austroasiatic language
language
national language
closelyRelatedTo Mon
country Cambodia
hasAlternativeName Cambodian
Central Khmer
linked to: Khmer
hasDialects Cardamom Khmer
linked to: Khmer

Central Khmer
linked to: Khmer

Khmer Krom
linked to: Khmer

Northern Khmer
linked to: Khmer

Western Khmer
linked to: Khmer
hasFeature analytic language
complex consonant clusters in orthography
monosyllabic tendency
no grammatical gender
no noun cases
register distinctions in pronunciation
historicalAncestor Old Khmer
linked to: Khmer
historicalStage Middle Khmer
linked to: Khmer
ISO639-1Code km
ISO639-2Code khm
ISO639-3Code khm
languageFamily Austroasiatic
loanwordsFrom Chinese
French
Pali
Sanskrit
Thai
majorityLanguageOf Khmer people
linked to: Khmer
nativeName ភាសាខ្មែរ
officialLanguageOf Cambodia
primaryLanguageOf Cambodia
region Southeast Asia
regulatingBody Royal Academy of Cambodia
scriptOrigin Brahmic script
scriptType abugida
spokenIn Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
subfamily Mon-Khmer
usedIn administration in Cambodia
education in Cambodia
government in Cambodia
mass media in Cambodia
usesNumeralSystem Khmer numerals
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystem Khmer script
writingSystemUsedSince at least 7th century CE

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Khmer hasDialects Central Khmer
linked to: Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Northern Khmer
linked to: Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Western Khmer
linked to: Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Cardamom Khmer
linked to: Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Khmer Krom
linked to: Khmer
Khmer majorityLanguageOf Khmer people
linked to: Khmer
Khmer historicalAncestor Old Khmer
linked to: Khmer
Khmer historicalStage Middle Khmer
linked to: Khmer
Khmer hasAlternativeName Central Khmer
linked to: Khmer
Cambodia officialLanguage Khmer
Cambodia nationalLanguage Khmer
Prey Nokor usedByEthnicGroup Khmer people
linked to: Khmer
Prey Nokor usedByEthnicGroup Cambodian people
linked to: Khmer
Prey Nokor historicalLanguageContext Khmer language
linked to: Khmer
Mon-Khmer hasSubfamily Khmer
Mon-Khmer hasLanguage Khmer language
linked to: Khmer
Royal Academy of Cambodia focusesOn Khmer language
linked to: Khmer
Pali lexicalInfluenceOn Khmer language
linked to: Khmer
Mekong Delta ethnicGroup Khmer
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Khmer
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Khmer language
linked to: Khmer
Austroasiatic spokenBy Khmer people
linked to: Khmer
Austroasiatic hasHistoricalLanguage Old Khmer
linked to: Khmer
WPRO officialLanguage Khmer
KHR hasLanguageOfIssuance Khmer
Nokor Reach language Khmer
Khmer Reamker language Khmer