KHM ISO 639-3
Khmer
ខ្មែរ (Khmer) Autonym
A language of Cambodia
- ISO 639
- khm
- Alternate Names
- Cambodian, Central Khmer
- Autonym
- ខ្មែរ (Khmer)
- Population
- 16,300,000 in Cambodia, all users. L1 users: 15,300,000 in Cambodia (2020). L2 users: 1,000,000. Total users in all countries: 17,951,230 (as L1: 16,951,230; as L2: 1,000,000).
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 1 (National). Statutory national language (1993, Constitution, Article 5).
- Classification
- Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Khmer
- Dialects
- Khmer Kandal (Central Khmer), Khmer Krom (Southern Khmer), Battambang Khmer, Khmer Keh (Stung Treng), Cardamom Khmer. Distinct from Northern Khmer [kxm] of Thailand.
- Language Development
- 35% of the population over 15 cannot read or write Khmer. Fully developed. Bible: 1954–2016.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Khmer
- Writing
- Khmer script [Khmr].
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Australia
Language Name
Khmer
User Population
35,400 in Australia (2016 census).
- Location
- Montreal, Toronto, other cities.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Khmer
User Population
20,100 in Canada (2016 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of France
Language Name
Khmer
User Population
50,000 in France (2015 J. Leclerc).
- Location
- Champasak province.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Laos
Language Name
Khmer
User Population
7,000 in Laos (2015 census). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of New Zealand
Language Name
Khmer
User Population
6,730 in New Zealand (2013 census).
- Location
- California: Orange county, Long Beach; North Dakota; New York; Oregon; Rhode Island; Texas; Washington: Seattle; Wisconsin.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Khmer
User Population
212,000 in United States (2015 census). Identified as Cambodian Mon-Khmer in the census report.
- Location
- An Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Soc Trang, Tay Ninh, Tra Vinh, and Vinh Long provinces; Ho Chi Minh City.
- Dialects
- Central Khmer, Southern Khmer.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Kho Me is an official ethnic community. Buddhist, Christian. View other languages of Vietnam
Language Name
Khmer
User Population
1,320,000 in Viet Nam (2019 census). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: Widespread.
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