: Historically significant in Myanmar and Thailand, with its own ancient script dating back to the 7th century. Major Branches
The Austro-Asiatic (also spelled Austroasiatic) language family consists of over spoken by approximately 117 million people . These languages are scattered throughout Southeast Asia and parts of India and Bangladesh . Key Languages austro-asiatic language
: The most widely spoken Austro-Asiatic language, with over 70 million native speakers. It is the national language of Vietnam. : Historically significant in Myanmar and Thailand, with
: Spoken by about 16 million people and is the official language of Cambodia. belonging to the Munda subfamily
The family is generally divided into two or three main sub-families:
: A major language in India, belonging to the Munda subfamily, spoken by over 7 million people.
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