Language code: km
Technical information about ISO 639 language code km
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The table below provides technical details for the Central Khmer language, designated by the km code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Central Khmer Native ខេមរភាសា |
| Family | Austroasiatic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Standard (Phnom Penh) KhmerWestern KhmerCardamom KhmerSouthern Khmer (Khmer Krom) |
| Related languages | Northern KhmerPearSamreChong |
| Key facts | Written with the Khmer abugida descended from Brahmi, one of the largest alphabets in current useHas two consonant registers that determine vowel quality rather than using tonesFormal vocabulary is heavily influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, with newer French loansWords are chiefly monosyllabic or sesquisyllabic and new terms are often formed through compoundingEmploys numeral classifiers and serial verb constructions typical of Mainland Southeast Asian languages. |
| Sample phrase | សួស្តី, តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ? |
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Central Khmer, commonly known as Khmer, belongs to the Austroasiatic language family. It is the official language of Cambodia and is also spoken by ethnic Khmer minority groups in parts of Thailand and Vietnam. It is written using the Khmer script. It is estimated that there are more than 17 million speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Central Khmer speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
km-KH – Khmer (Cambodia)
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- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
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- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
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- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
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