Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A subfamily of the Austro-Asiatic language family that includes Mon, Khmer, and other languages of Southeast Asia.
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- proper noun along with the
Munda branch one of the two traditionally accepted primary branches of theAustro-Asiatic language family, that includesMon ,Khmer andVietnamese - proper noun the
Proto-Mon-Khmer language
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages
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Examples
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VietnamVietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Languages 2008
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Languages: Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
Vietnam 2008
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The language of Cambodia, Khmer, belongs to the Mon-Khmer family of languages.
Khmer: The Language of Cambodia Mekong Network 2008
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Sukkhothai was based on an older, less intensive Mon-Khmer style of cultivation, which was less intensive and allowed much wildlife to coexist.
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Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as a second language); some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as a second language); some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Vietnamese (official); English (increasingly favored as a second language); some French, Chinese, and Khmer; mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Mon-Khmer are the Lao and Cambodian language, located in Yunnan bordering Laos, and a bit of Thailand/Vietnam
Understanding China's ethnic groups, and I love Curzon's map blogs Sun Bin 2005
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Mon-Khmer are the Lao and Cambodian language, located in Yunnan bordering Laos, and a bit of Thailand/Vietnam
Archive 2005-10-01 Sun Bin 2005
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My understanding is that Vietnamese is generally classified as Austroasiatic the family whose most famous other branch is the Mon-Khmer languages, including Cambodian.
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