Khmer, Central

KHM

national

Alternate Names: Cambodian, Khmer

Dialects: Battambang Khmer, Cardamom Khmer, Khmer Kandal (Central), Khmer Keh (Stung Treng), Khmer Krom (Southern). Distinct from Northern Khmer , of Thailand.

Genealogy:

Austro-Asiatic
Mon-Khmer
Eastern Mon-Khmer
Khmer

Demographics: 12,900,000 in Cambodia (2008 census). Population total all countries: 14,224,500. L2 users: 1,000,000 in Cambodia.

Language Development: 35% of the population over 15 cannot read or write Khmer. Radio programs. Grammar. Bible: 1954–1998.

Typology: SVO.

Spoken In: Cambodia

Writing System: Khmer

Nation of Origin: Cambodia