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Khmer is Cambodia's official language and script under Article 5 of the Constitution.

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COUNTRY LANGUAGE PROFILE
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Khmer
Text direction: LTR

Khmer is the official language and official script of Cambodia under Article 5 of the Constitution.

Khmer
First listed core language
Not a speaker-share estimate
1
Writing system represented
Across the core language set
LTR
Primary text direction
Additional directions noted below

Language Overview

Khmer

Read the Characters

Khmer Β· 54 characters

Khmer Β· 54 characters
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k
ខ
kh
αž‚
g
αžƒ
gh
αž„
ng
αž…
c
αž†
ch
αž‡
j
ឈ
jh
αž‰
ny
ដ
t
αž‹
tth
ឌ
d
ឍ
ddh
ណ
nn
ត
t
ថ
th
αž‘
d
αž’
dh
αž“
n
αž”
p
αž•
ph
αž–
b
αž—
bh
ម
m
αž™
y
រ
r
αž›
l
វ
v
ឝ
sh
ឞ
ss
ស
s
ហ
h
ទ
l
ធ
q
អ
aa
ិ
i
ី
ii
ឹ
y
ឺ
yy
ុ
u
ូ
uu
ួ
ua
ើ
oe
ឿ
ya
αŸ€
ie
េ
e
αŸ‚
ae
αŸƒ
ai
αŸ„
oo
αŸ…
au
αŸ†
m
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How to Read the Language Landscape

PolicyLegal and administrative language status may differ between national and subnational government.
Everyday useA language can be socially dominant without being the only language used at home, school, work or in media.
Community diversityIndigenous, minority, migrant and sign languages can remain important even when they are not part of a short national headline list.

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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Constitutional Council of Cambodia: Constitution

Primary constitutional source. Article 5 states that the official language and script are Khmer.

Unicode CLDR: Country/Region Names

Localized country display-name reference. CLDR names are customary UI/display names, not claims about a state’s full constitutional long-form name.

Unicode: Supported Scripts

Reference for the writing-system/script families represented in the character component.

Unicode: Writing Direction and Bidirectional Text

Reference for left-to-right and right-to-left script direction and bidirectional text behavior.

Unicode Character Database: NamesList

Reference for Unicode character names used as small readout labels under selected character samples; these labels are not presented as a complete transliteration standard.