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Cambodian belongs to the Mon-Khmer language family...which Vietnamese belongs to. The languages are somewhat similar. Cambodian is also similar to Thai although Thai comes from a different language family, only because a good portion of Thai borrows words from Cambodia. oh and there is some european/french influence, apparent in words such as "aeroplan" instead of "kapal hou" or "macin" for machine

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They speak Khmer, which is the language of The Kingdom of Cambodia.
People in Cambodia generally speak Khmer, but small minorities speak Vietnamese, Chinese, Cham, and Khmer Loeu.
French had been a major language in Cambodia because the country was part of the colony of French Indochina from 1867 to 1953. It rapidly declined during the Khmer Rouge era, and moreso after Khmer became the official language in 1993. Cambodian French is sometimes used by older Cambodians and in court procedures.

The majority of the population speak the traditional language of Kmher. The remainder of the population speak different languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, Charm and Khmer Loeu.
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Khmer language, the language that has a root from Sanskrit in which related to Hindu, the language of India.Basically, the answer is Cambodian.
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2nd AnswerThe only Cambodians who speak French these days are the those who studied it before the Pol Pot regime. Practically all students learn English as a second language and a smaller number learn Chinese.


They speak Cambodian (AKA Khmer)
The official language of Cambodia is Khmer (also known as Cambodian).
Cambodia's official language is Cambodian, or Khmer.
The languages of Cambodia are Khmer, French and English.
Khmer is the main spoken language in Cambodia. Roughly 90% of the population speaks Khmer in Cambodia.
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The official language is Khmer, other ethnic groups are Chinese, Vietnamese and Cham
Khmer the official language and also french, cambodian and english are spoken throughout Cambodia :)
Khmer is the official language, but if I had to guess another one I'd say French because they were under their rule for a quite a time.
In cambodia, some people there speak french... Like what we do in America, some people speak Spanish or Italian.
The official language of Cambodia is called "Khmer" and is spoken by roughly 14.8 million people. Cambodia is a country located in the southern Indochina peninsula.
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Cambodians speak Khmer
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The 1 and only official language of Cambodia is Khmer, which is also the national language, spoken by more than 90% of the population.

Here is a complete list of all 24 local languages spoken in Cambodia:

  1. Brao
  2. Cham, Western
  3. Chong
  4. English
  5. French
  6. Jarai
  7. Kaco'
  8. Kavet
  9. Khmer
  10. Kraol
  11. Kru'ng
  12. Kuy
  13. Lamam
  14. Lao
  15. Mnong, Central
  16. Pear
  17. Samre
  18. Sa'och
  19. Somray
  20. Stieng, Bulo
  21. Suoy
  22. Tampuan
  23. Vietnamese
  24. American Sign Language

French used to be the main foreign language, and it is still spoken by many older people. English has replaced French as the most widely used foreign language in the country.


American Sign Language is reportedly the major sign language of the deaf community in Cambodia.

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Khmer is the language for the group of people called Khmers. They are a race and speak a different language like chinese, spanish, etc. Khmer's speak their own language.

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