Mon-khmer

	region	Indo-China
	familycolor	Austro-Asiatic
	child1	Eastern
	child2	Northern
	child3	Southern
	child4	Unclassified
	iso2	mkh

The Mon-Khmer languages are the .''

MON-KHMER LANGUAGES

This classification is based on Diffloth's widely cited 1974 ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' article.

Eastern

Bahnaric in Vietnam , Cambodia , and Laos

Katuic in central Laos

Khmer (or Cambodian) in Cambodia , southern Vietnam , and northeastern Thailand (15 to 22 million)

Pearic in southern Cambodia , though some linguists {Link without Title} have questioned the inclusion of Pearic so close to Khmer.

Vietic in Vietnam (66 to 73 million speakers)

Northern

Khasi in Meghalaya , India .

Khmuic in northern Laos

Mang in Vietnam and China

Pacoh in central highlands of Vietnam

Palaungic in the upper Salween , Sino-Burmese border, northern Thailand

Palyu in China

T'in in Nan Province , Northern Thailand {Link without Title}

Southern

and Semelaic.

Monic in the lower Salween , Burma (1 million).

Nicobarese on the Nicobar Islands .

Unclassified

Bugan in China

Buxinhua in China

Kemiehua in China

Kuanhua in China

REFERENCES

Shorto, Harry L. edited by Sidwell, Paul, Cooper, Doug and Bauer, Christian (2006). ''A Mon-Khmer comparative dictionary''. Canberra: Australian National University. Pacific Linguistics. ISBN 0-85883-570-3

FURTHER READING

Alves, M. J. (2006). ''A grammar of Pacoh: a Mon-Khmer language of the central highlands of Vietnam''. Pacific linguistics, 580. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, the Australian National University. ISBN 0858835681

Adams, K. L. (1989). ''Systems of numeral classification in the Mon-Khmer, Nicobarese and Asian subfamilies of Austroasiatic''. Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. ISBN 0858833735

Filbeck, D. (1978). ''T'in: a historical study''. Pacific linguistics, no. 49. Canberra: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. ISBN 0858831724

Hemeling, K. (1907). ''Die Nanking Kuanhua''. (German language)

EXTERNAL LINKS

Mon-Khmer languages at SEAlang

Mon-Khmer.com: Lectures by Paul Sidwell

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