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The Khmer people (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Chônôchéatĕ Khmêr, ALA-LC: Janajāti Khmaer [cɔn.ciət kʰmae]) are an Austroasiatic ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia's population of 17 million. [14]
Origin of the Khmers. The Khmer who now populate Cambodia may have migrated from southeastern China to the Indochinese Peninsula before the first century A.D. They are believed to have arrived before their present Vietnamese, Thai, and Lao neighbors. [Source: Library of Congress, December 1987]
Monarchy. Names. Timeline. Cambodia portal. v. t. e. The early history of Cambodia follows the prehistoric and protohistoric development of Cambodia as a country in mainland Southeast Asia. Thanks to archaeological work carried out since 2009 this can now be traced back to the Neolithic period.
History and Origins of the Khmer People. The Khmer people are the largest ethnic group in Cambodia, making up over 90% of the total population. They trace their origins back to the ancient Khmer Empire that ruled much of Southeast Asia from the 9th to 15th century AD.
Khmer (/ k ə ˈ m ɛər / kə-MAIR; ខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Khmêr) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmer people, and the official and national language of Cambodia. Khmer has been influenced considerably by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious registers, through Hinduism and Buddhism.
The Khmer Empire has its beginnings somewhere in the late eighth century when Jayavarman II (c. 770–835) is said to have returned to Chenla from exile in Java. At the time of Jayavarman II’s return, Chenla was under the control of the Shailendra, a dynasty of foreign kings from Java. Background information.
Mar 18, 2022 · Title: Dictionnaire khmêr-français. Title in English: French-Khmer Dictionary. Author: Aymonier, E. (Etienne), 1844- compiler. Imprint: Saigon : [s.n.], 1878. Edition: 1st edition. Language: Khmer. Language Family: Austroasiatic, Mon-Khmer. Source: HathiTrust Digital Library (Cornell University) URL: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100159918.
