Khmer is an Austroasiatic language spoken natively by the Khmer people and is an official language and national language of Cambodia. It is also widely spoken by Khmer people in Eastern Thailand and Isan, Thailand, and in the Mekong and southeastern regions of Vietnam.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2019 estimate, first-language (L1) speakers; the infobox also gives a second-language total of 1 million (2024) and a combined total of 21 million (2019-2024), not captured here. RegionCambodia, Thailand (East and Isan), Vietnam (Mekong Delta and Southeast) 1 Classification
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Source Wikipedia: Khmer Language
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1. Wikipedia: Khmer Language
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Khmer is an Austroasiatic language spoken natively by the Khmer people and is an official language and national language of Cambodia. The language is also widely spoken by Khmer people in Eastern Thailand and Isan, Thailand, as well as in the Southeastern and Mekong regions of Vietnam.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
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Infobox, Speakers
L1: 19 million (2019)
Infobox, Native to
Cambodia, Thailand (East and Isan), Vietnam (Mekong Delta and Southeast)
Official status, Khmer entity page
Khmer is an Austroasiatic language spoken natively by the Khmer people and is an official language and national language of Cambodia.
- Written In: Khmer Script
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