mkhTechnical information about ISO 639 language code mkh
The table below provides technical details for the Mon-Khmer languages language, designated by the mkh code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Mon-Khmer languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | KhmericMonicKhmuicAslianBahnaricKatuicPearicPalaungicVietic |
| Related languages | Nicobarese languagesMunda languages |
| Key facts | The collective name covers more than 120 distinct languages across mainland Southeast AsiaProto-Mon-Khmer is reconstructed with complex consonant clusters now lost in most daughter languagesSeveral members of the family employ Indic-derived abugidas, while others use Latin or Thai-based orthographiesMany Mon-Khmer tongues distinguish register contrasts (breathy vs. clear voice) rather than full lexical toneLoanwords from Mon-Khmer strata are visible in Thai, Lao, Burmese and Chinese dialects |
| Sample phrase | សួស្តី តើអ្នកសុខសប្បាយទេ? |
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The Mon-Khmer languages language, identified by the code mkh, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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