Mon-Khmer

/ˌmoʊn kəˌmɛər/
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Definitions of Mon-Khmer
  1. noun
    a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages
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    types:
    Annamese, Annamite, Vietnamese
    the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam
    Khmer
    the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
    Mon
    the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon
    type of:
    Austro-Asiatic, Austro-Asiatic language, Munda-Mon-Khmer
    a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern Asia
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