Khmer language
Khmer (ISO 639-3 code khm) is a language of the Austroasiatic family spoken in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. It has about 17,000,000 speakers.
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Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | khm |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | cent1989 |
| Family | Austroasiatic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Speakers (estimate) | 17,000,000 |
Related languages
Other Austroasiatic languages, nearest first.
- Vietnamese86,000,000 speakers
- Eastern Bru82,300 speakers
- Central Mnong52,500 speakers
- Lave32,230 speakers
- Western Bru20,000 speakers
- Chrau15,000 speakers
- Nyahkur10,000 speakers
- Phai6,281 speakers
- Tai Loi4,460 speakers
- Kháng3,921 speakers
- Kaco'3,365 speakers
- Kraol1,960 speakers
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Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.