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Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Khmer
Script(s) Used		Ks R Khm R[
Family		Austro-asiatic	vs	3% World Languages have Austro-Asiatic	compare Austro-Asiatic World Languages
Subgroup		Mon-khmer
3 Letter Code		Khm

Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		7 (61.89 lower than average)	vs	68.89	Compare similar Number of Native speakers (7)
Native Speakers as % of World		0.2 (1.32 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Native Speakers as % of World (0.2)
Total Number of Speakers (millions)		21.6 (92.23 lower than average)	vs	113.83	Compare similar Total Number of Speakers (21.6)
Total Speakers as % of World		0.3 (1.22 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Total Speakers as % of World (0.3)

Language Systems
Noun declensions		None	vs	62.7% World Languages have None
Sequence		SVO	vs	43.9% World Languages have SVO
Tonal		No	vs	80.6% World Languages don't have Tonal
Agglutinative language		No	vs	85.1% World Languages don't have Agglutinative language

Geographic Distribution
Official language in		Cambodia
Official Language of United Nations		No	vs	89.6% World Languages don't have Official Language of United Nations
Countries Spoken In		Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, United States, France, Australia
No. of Countries Spoken In		6 (4.33 lower than average)	vs	10.33	Compare similar No. of Countries Spoken In (6)

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