Tags: Language.
Khmer (/kəˈmɛər/; ភាសាខ្មែរ IPA: [pʰiːəsaː kʰmaːe]; or more formally ខេមរភាសា IPA: [kʰeɛmaʔraʔ pʰiːəsaː]) or Cambodian is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. With approximately 16 million speakers it is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language (after Vietnamese). Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali especially in the royal and religious registers through the vehicles of Hinduism and Buddhism.
