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ethnic group native to Cambodia

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The Khmer people are an ethnic group native to Cambodia who make up the majority of the country's population. They are culturally and historically significant as the primary inhabitants of Cambodia, with a distinct language, traditions, and heritage that shape the nation's identity.

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The Khmer people (Khmer: ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, UNGEGN: Chônchéatĕ Khmêr, ALA-LC: Janajāti Khmaer [cɔn.ciət kʰmae]) are an ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 95% of Cambodia's population of 17 million. They speak the Khmer language, which is part of the larger Austroasiatic language family alongside Mon and Vietnamese.

Khmer people in traditional Khmer attire during the new year

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Khmer people” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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