Khmer, any member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of cambodia The khmer empire was an ancient cambodian state that ruled much of mainland southeast asia from about 802 to 1431 ce, reaching its peak between the 11th and 13th centuries. Smaller numbers of khmer also live in southeastern thailand and the mekong river delta of southern vietnam.
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There are about 16 million khmer speakers in cambodia, and about 1.2 million speakers of the language in vietnam.
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Learn about khmer culture in cambodia, historical facts, culture, and traditional customs. The khmer empire was a powerful state in south east asia, formed by people of the same name, lasting from 802 ce to 1431 ce At its peak, the empire covered much of what today is cambodia, thailand, laos, and southern vietnam. The vast majority of khmer speakers speak central khmer, the dialect of the central plain where the khmer are most heavily concentrated
Within cambodia, regional accents exist in remote areas but these are regarded as varieties of central khmer. The khmer people are an ethnic group native to cambodia They comprise over 95% of cambodia's population of 17 million They speak the khmer language, which is.
