Khmu language
Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Khmer language.
Khmu [kʰmuʔ] is the language of the Khmu people of the northern Laos region. It is also spoken in adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand and China. Khmu lends its name to the Khmuic branch of the Austroasiatic language family, the latter of which also includes Khmer and Vietnamese. Within Austroasiatic, Khmu is often cited as being most closely related to the Palaungic and Khasic languages.[5] The name "Khmu" can also be seen romanized as Kmhmu, Khmu', Kammu, or Khamuk in various publications or alternatively referred to by the name of a local dialect.
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Khmu | |
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Kmhmu ກຶມຫມຸ กำมุ | |
Native to | Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, China |
Ethnicity | Khmu |
Native speakers | (798,400 cited 1990–2015 census)[1][2] |
Austroasiatic
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Lao, Latin, Thai | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:kjg – Khmukhf – Buddhist Khmu (Kmhmu' Khwen)[3][4] |
Glottolog | khmu1255 |
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