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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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austroasiatic language
language
national language
closelyRelatedTo Mon
country Cambodia
hasAlternativeName Cambodian
Khmer
surface form: Central Khmer
hasDialects Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cardamom Khmer

Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Central Khmer

Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Khmer Krom

Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northern Khmer

Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Western Khmer
hasFeature analytic language
complex consonant clusters in orthography
monosyllabic tendency
no grammatical gender
no noun cases
register distinctions in pronunciation
historicalAncestor Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old Khmer
historicalStage Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Middle Khmer
ISO639-1Code km
ISO639-2Code khm
ISO639-3Code khm
languageFamily Austroasiatic
loanwordsFrom Chinese
French
Pali
Sanskrit
Thai
majorityLanguageOf Khmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Khmer people
nativeName ភាសាខ្មែរ
officialLanguageOf Cambodia
primaryLanguageOf Cambodia
region Southeast Asia
regulatingBody Royal Academy of Cambodia
scriptOrigin Brahmic script
scriptType abugida
spokenIn Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
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 Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Central Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Northern Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Western Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cardamom Khmer
Khmer hasDialects Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Khmer Krom
Khmer majorityLanguageOf Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Khmer people
Khmer historicalAncestor Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old Khmer
Khmer historicalStage Khmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Middle Khmer
Khmer hasAlternativeName Khmer
this entity surface form: Central Khmer
Cambodia officialLanguage Khmer
Cambodia nationalLanguage Khmer
Prey Nokor usedByEthnicGroup Khmer
this entity surface form: Khmer people
Prey Nokor usedByEthnicGroup Khmer
this entity surface form: Cambodian people
Prey Nokor historicalLanguageContext Khmer
this entity surface form: Khmer language
Mon-Khmer hasSubfamily Khmer
Mon-Khmer hasLanguage Khmer
this entity surface form: Khmer language
Royal Academy of Cambodia focusesOn Khmer
this entity surface form: Khmer language
Pali lexicalInfluenceOn Khmer
this entity surface form: Khmer language
Mekong Delta ethnicGroup Khmer
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Khmer
Austroasiatic hasLanguage Khmer
this entity surface form: Khmer language
Austroasiatic spokenBy Khmer
this entity surface form: Khmer people
Austroasiatic hasHistoricalLanguage Khmer
this entity surface form: Old Khmer
WPRO officialLanguage Khmer
KHR hasLanguageOfIssuance Khmer
Nokor Reach language Khmer
Khmer Reamker language Khmer