Languages of Cambodia
Khmer is Cambodia's official language and script under Article 5 of the Constitution.
Khmer is the official language and official script of Cambodia under Article 5 of the Constitution.
Language Overview
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Khmer Β· 54 characters
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Frequently Asked Questions
What languages are used in Cambodia?
Khmer is the official language and official script of Cambodia under Article 5 of the Constitution.
What writing systems are used in Cambodia?
The represented writing system is Khmer and the primary direction shown is left to right.
Sources & methodology
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Primary constitutional source. Article 5 states that the official language and script are Khmer.
Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a stateβs full constitutional long-form name.
Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.
Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.
Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.