Khmer:Sounds and Writing

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ភាសាខ្មែរ
Khmer
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Austro-Asiatic Khmero-Bahnaric km.png Cambodia Khmer Script

In the Khmer Script, there are a total of 35 Consonants. The oldest trace of this script dates back to 611 AD at Angkor Borei, which is located inside of the Takev Province.

Khmer Consonants

Here is an easy-to-read layout of the Khmer Consonants and Subscripts.

Khmer Consonants
Unvoiced Voiced
khâ khô ngô
châ chhâ chô chhô nhô
thâ thô
thâ thô
phâ phô
shâ ssô
 
   
ʔâ
Khmer Subscripts
Unvoiced Voiced
្ក ្ខ ្គ ្ឃ ្ង
k kh k kh ng
្ច ្ឆ ្ជ ្ឈ ្ញ
ch chh ch chh nh
្ដ ្ឋ ្ឌ ្ឍ ្ណ
d th d th n
្ត ្ថ ្ទ ្ធ ្ន
t th t th n
្ប ្ផ ្ព ្ភ ្ម
b ph p ph m
្ស ្ឝ ្ឞ ្យ ្រ
s sh ss y r
្ហ ្ឡ ្ល ្វ  
h l l v
្អ    
ʔ

Khmer Vowels

Here is an easy-to-read layout of the Khmer Vowels.

Khmer Dependent Vowels
Dependent Vowel Unvoiced Voiced
/ar/ /or/
/aː/ /iːə/
/e/ /ɨ/
/əj/ /iː/
/ə/ /ɨ/
/əːɨ/ /ɨː/
/o/ /u/
/oːu/ /uː/
/uːə/  
/aːə/ /əː/
/ɨːə/
/iːə/
/eːi/ /eː/
/aːe/ /ɛː/
/aj/ /ɨj/
/aːo/ /oː/
/aw/ /ɨw/
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