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Language code: mkh

Technical information about ISO 639 language code mkh

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The table below provides technical details for the Mon-Khmer languages language, designated by the mkh code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

mkh

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?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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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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