Khmer
Learn Khmer!
Khmer is the official language of Cambodia, and is part of the Austroasiatic language family and is one of the oldest languages of Southeast Asia. Modern Khmer comes from Old Khmer which was the language used in the Khmer Empire. Khmer has influenced many regional languages and Khmer words can be found in other Southeast Asian languages.
Contact: Nielson Hul nhul@uw.edu
Language Programs
Degree availability: Minor/ B.A / M.A in Southeast Asian Studies
Years offered: 3 years
Contact: Nielson Hul (nhul@uw.edu)
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Scholarships
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Course Information
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Language Courses:
KHMER 111/112/113 Elementary Khmer
KHMER 211/212/213 Intermediate Khmer
KHMER 311/312/313 Advanced Khmer
Content Courses:
JSIS A 221 History of Southeast Asia
JSIS A 315 Southeast Asian Civilization: Buddhist and Vietnamese
"Learning the language is just one step closer to expanding your knowledge in such a beautiful and elegant country."
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Recent Faculty Research
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Other related research topics from faculty of Khmer:
- Heritage language learning
- Language Pedagogy
- Linguistics
- Second Language Acquisition
- Southeast Asian
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More About Khmer
🌍Global
- Spoken by more than 18 million people.
📚Learning
- UW is one of only a handful of Universities in the US that offers Khmer language instruction.
📜 History
- Old Khmer influenced many other Southeast Asian languages.
🌐 Dialects
- Khmer Kandal (Central Khmer), Khmer Krom (Southern Khmer), Battambang Khmer, Khmer Keh (Stung Treng), Cardamom Khmer are all Khmer dialects .
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