The Khmer people (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Chônchéatĕ Khmêr, ALA-LC: Janajāti Khmaer [cɔn.ciət kʰmae]) are an ethnic group native to Cambodia.

Khmer, any member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia. Smaller numbers of Khmer also live in southeastern Thailand and the Mekong River delta of …

The Khmer people are an ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia's population of 17 million. They speak the Khmer language, which is ...

Khmer is a Mon-Khmer language spoken mainly in Cambodia, and also in Vietnam and Thailand. There are about 16 million Khmer speakers in Cambodia, and about 1.2 million speakers of the language in …

Khmer is a language in the Austroasiatic language family, one of the six major language families found in Southeast Asia. Khmer is the national language of Cambodia and groups of Khmer speakers could …

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Mar 12, 2013 · The Khmer empire was a powerful state in South East Asia, formed by people of the same name, lasting from 802 CE to 1431 CE. At its peak, the empire covered much of what today is …

Feb 19, 2025 · Khmer, the official language of Cambodia, boasts a history stretching back over a millennium. It belongs to the Austroasiatic language family, which includes languages spoken across …

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The vast majority of Khmer speakers speak Central Khmer, the dialect of the central plain where the Khmer are most heavily concentrated. Within Cambodia, regional accents exist in remote areas but …