A little-studied dialect known as Western Khmer, or Cardamom Khmer, is spoken by a small, isolated population in the Cardamom Mountain range extending from Cambodia into eastern Central Thailand.

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 …

Mar 12, 2024 · What is Khmer famous for? Learn about Khmer culture in Cambodia, historical facts, culture, and traditional customs.

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 ...

6 days ago · The Khmer script (អក្សរខ្មែរ âksâr khmêr) is the official writing system of Cambodia, used primarily for the Khmer language, but also adapted for Pali, Sanskrit, and some minority languages.

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 …

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 …

2 days ago · Ancient Khmer temples along the Thailand-Cambodia border have been damaged or destroyed by recent fighting.

11 hours ago · The Khmer language forum Dec. 10 addressed the uncertainty of Khmer’s status at UW, more broadly in academia, and how the language prevails in the community of Washington state. …