Khmer language
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| Khmer | |
|---|---|
| Cambodian ភាសាខ្មែរ |
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| Pronunciation | Template:IPA-km |
| Native to | Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, USA, France, Australia |
| Ethnicity | Khmer |
| Native speakers | 16 million (2007)[1] 1 million L2 speakers[2] |
| Language family |
Austro-Asiatic
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| Dialects |
Battambang
Phnom Penh
Northern Khmer (Khmer Surin)
Khmer Krom (Southern Khmer)
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| Writing system | Khmer script (abugida) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Cambodia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | km |
| ISO 639-2 | khm |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: khm – Central Khmer kxm – Northern Khmer |
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Khmer is the official language of Kampuchea/Cambodia. Its script was the base for the Thai script, although Thai does not use subscript consonants. One thing that makes it particularly difficult for many foreigners to learn is that Khmer words are not separated in a sentence. But still each word in the sentence can be distinguished. Also, there is not much material on Khmer.
References [change]
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
- ↑ Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Entry for Khmer
