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Mon-Khmer

Mon-Khmer

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A group of similar languages spoken in Southeast Asia like Khmer and Mon
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : mon-jemer
  • Khmer, spoken in Cambodia, is the most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language.

Examples

  • Linguists study the similarities between Mon-Khmer languages and other Austro-Asiatic branches.

  • The Mon-Khmer languages are spoken by millions across Southeast Asia.

  • The Mon-Khmer languages are fascinating to study.

  • The Mon-Khmer family includes several dialects.

  • Khmer, spoken in Cambodia, is the most widely spoken Mon-Khmer language.

  • Linguists study the similarities between Mon-Khmer languages and other Austro-Asiatic branches.

  • The Mon-Khmer languages are spoken by millions across Southeast Asia.

Surface Forms

Mon-Khmer singular
Mon-Khmers plural

Morphology

Mon-Khmer = Mon + Khmer (transparent) = Mon + Khmer

A straightforward compound of two ethnolinguistic names; knowing 'Mon' and 'Khmer' yields the meaning 'the branch including Mon and Khmer languages.'

Etymology

Mon-Khmer comes from the names of two peoples and their languages: Mon, spoken in parts of Myanmar and Thailand, and Khmer, spoken in Cambodia. So Mon-Khmer means a 'branch' of related languages from Southeast Asia, named after those two groups.