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gptkbp:instanceOf
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language family
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Eastern_Mon-Khmer
gptkb:Pearic
gptkb:Western_Mon-Khmer
gptkb:Aslian
gptkb:Katuic
gptkb:Khmuic
gptkb:Bahnaric
gptkb:Khasic
gptkb:Khmeric
gptkb:Palaungic
gptkb:Vietic
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gptkbp:glottologCode
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monk1254
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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one of the oldest language families in Southeast Asia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mon-Khmer languages
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gptkbp:ISO639-3
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mkh
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gptkbp:linguisticFeature
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agglutinative morphology
use of classifiers
monosyllabic roots
complex vowel systems
lack of tones (except Vietnamese)
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gptkbp:notableContributor
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gptkb:Harry_L._Shorto
gptkb:Paul_Sidwell
gptkb:Michel_Ferlus
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gptkbp:notableLanguage
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gptkb:Bahnar
gptkb:Sedang
gptkb:Palaung
gptkb:Wa
gptkb:Khmu
Vietnamese
Khmer
Mon
Muong
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gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers
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over 100 million
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Southern_China
gptkb:East_India
gptkb:Northeast_India
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Austroasiatic_languages
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gptkbp:status
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some languages endangered
some languages official (e.g., Khmer, Vietnamese)
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gptkbp:subfamily
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gptkb:Austroasiatic_languages
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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gptkb:Burmese_script
gptkb:Devanagari
gptkb:Khmer_script
gptkb:Latin_script
gptkb:Thai_script
gptkb:Vietnamese_alphabet
gptkb:Lao_script
gptkb:Mon_script
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Austroasiatic_languages
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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