Mon-Khmer languages constitute the indigenous language family of mainland Southeast Asia. They range north to southern China, south to Malaysia, west to Assam state in India, and east to Vietnam.

Of the Austroasiatic languages, only Vietnamese, Khmer, and Mon have lengthy, established presences in the historical record. Only two are presently considered to be the national languages of sovereign states: Vietnamese in Vietnam, and Khmer in Cambodia.

The Khmer people (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Chônchéatĕ Khmêr, ALA-LC: Janajāti Khmaer [cɔn.ciət kʰmae]) are an Austroasiatic ethnic group native to Cambodia.

The Mon (Mon: ဂကူမန် listen ⓘ; Thai Mon: ဂကူမည်; Burmese: မွန်လူမျိုး‌, pronounced [mʊ̀ɰ̃ lù mjó]; Thai: มอญ, pronounced [mɔ̄ːn] listen ⓘ) are an ethnic group who inhabit Lower Myanmar 's [2] Mon State, Kayin State, Kayah State, [3] …

The Mon-Khmer Languages Project's primary resources are this Languages Database, devoted to preservation and sharing of language and lexical resources, and a companion Etymological Dictionary built to support work in comparative and historical linguistics.

the Mon-Khmer languages database, dedicated to the preservation and free distribution of language reference materials, including phonetic transcription, glosses, and citations.

3 days ago · The Mon were the first people in mainland Southeast Asia to adopt Buddhism. Between the 6th and 9th centuries the Mon established several small Buddhist kingdoms within the area encompassed by present-day southern Myanmar and central Thailand.

Austroasiatic languages, stock of some 150 languages spoken by more than 65 million people scattered throughout Southeast Asia and eastern India. Most of these languages have numerous dialects. Khmer, Mon, and Vietnamese are culturally the most important and have the longest recorded history. The

The Mon-Khmer languages form one of the principal branches of the Austroasiatic language family. They are spoken by various ethnic communities spread across mainland Southeast Asia, including parts of Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Burma (Myanmar), and Malaysia.

Mon is an important language in Burmese history. Until the 12th century, it was the lingua franca of the Irrawaddy valley —not only in the Mon kingdoms of the lower Irrawaddy but also of the upriver Pagan Kingdom of the Bamar people.