The Austroasiatic languages are a large Most languages are known to belong to language families (families hereforth). ...language family of Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...Southeast Asia and The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ...India. The name comes from the The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo_European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ...Greek word for Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is also known as the Indian subcontinent. ...South Asia.

Austroasiatic languages have a disjunct distribution across India and Southeast Asia, separated by regions where other languages are spoken. It is widely believed that the Austroasiatic languages are the Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation_state, prior to the formation of a nation_state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ...autochthonous languages of Southeast Asia and eastern India, and that the other languages of the region, including the Proto_Indo_European Indo_European studies The Indo_European languages include some 443 (SIL estimate) languages and dialects spoken by about three billion people, including most of the major language families of Europe and western Asia, which belong to a single superfamily. ...Indo European, The Tai_Kadai languages are a language family found in Southeast Asia and southern China. ...Tai_Kadai, and Sino_Tibetan languages form a language family of about 250 languages of East Asia, in number of speakers worldwide second only to Indo_European. ...Sino_Tibetan languages, are the result of later movements of people. (There are, for example, Austroasiatic words in the Tibeto_Burman languages of eastern Nepal.) Some linguists have attempted to prove that Austroasiatic languages are related to The Austronesian languages are a family of languages widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia. ...Austronesian languages, thus forming the The Austric language superfamily is a large grouping of languages primarily spoken in South East Asia and the Pacific. ...Austric superfamily.

Linguists recognize two major divisions of Austroasiatic, the The Mon_Khmer languages are the autochthonous languages of Indo_China. ...Mon_Khmer languages of Southeast Asia and the Munda Languages are spoken in north east India. ...Munda languages of east_central and central India. The The Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics), a Christian linguistic service organization which studies lesser_known languages primarily to provide the speakers with native language biblical texts. ...Ethnologue identifies 168 Austroasiatic languages, of which 147 are Mon_Khmer languages and 21 are Munda languages. The major subdivisions of the Austroasiatic family are listed below:

• Munda Languages are spoken in north east India. ...Munda languages

North Munda languages (12 languages)

South Munda languages (9 languages)

• The Mon_Khmer languages are the autochthonous languages of Indo_China. ...Mon_Khmer languages

(southern)

Aslian (19 languages) of peninsular The Federation of Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Malaysia and The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...Thailand.

Monic (2 languages) includes the The Mon language is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar. ...Mon language of The Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Myanmar and the Nyahkur language of The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...Thailand.

Nicobar (6 languages) of the Map of Nicobar Islands The Nicobar Islands are an island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean, and are part of India. ...Nicobar Islands, a territory of India.

(eastern)

The Khmer is one of the main Austroasiatic languages. ...Khmer language of National motto: Nation, Religion, King National anthem: Nokoreach Capital Phnom Penh Largest city Phnom Penh Official languages Khmer Government King Prime Minister Democratic const. ...Cambodia, The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...Thailand, and The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Vietnam.

Pearic (6 languages) of National motto: Nation, Religion, King National anthem: Nokoreach Capital Phnom Penh Largest city Phnom Penh Official languages Khmer Government King Prime Minister Democratic const. ...Cambodia.

Bahnaric (40 languages) of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Vietnam, The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. ...Laos, and National motto: Nation, Religion, King National anthem: Nokoreach Capital Phnom Penh Largest city Phnom Penh Official languages Khmer Government King Prime Minister Democratic const. ...Cambodia.

Katuic (19 languages) of The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. ...Laos, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Vietnam, and The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...Thailand.

(northern)

Khasian (3 languages) of eastern The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ...India and The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( Bangla: গনপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলােদশ) is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. ...Bangladesh.

Khmuic (13 languages) of The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. ...Laos and The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...Thailand.

Palaungic (21 languages) of The Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Myanmar, southern The Great Wall of China, stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the 3rd century BC to guard the north from raids by men on horses. ...China, and The Kingdom of Thailand is a country in southeast Asia, bordering Laos and Cambodia to the east, the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia to the south, and the Andaman Sea and Myanmar to the west. ...Thailand.

The Mang language of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Vietnam.

Viet_Muong or Vietic (10 languages) of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. ...Vietnam and The Lao Peoples Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia, bordered by Myanmar (commonly known in the west as Burma) and the Peoples Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west. ...Laos, includes the Vietnamese (tiếng Việt, less commonly tiếng Việt Nam or Việt ngữ), formerly known as Annamite, is the national and official language of Vietnam (Việt Nam). ...Vietnamese language, which has the most speakers of any Austroasiatic language. These are the only Austroasiatic languages to have highly developed tone systems.

(other)

The Palyu language of southern The Great Wall of China, stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the 3rd century BC to guard the north from raids by men on horses. ...China.

The internal structure of Mon_Khmer is unclear. Some researchers classify Khasian, Khmuic, Palaungic, Mang, and sometimes Viet_Muong together as Northern Mon_Khmer; Katuic, Bahnaric, Pearic, and Khmer together as Eastern Mon_Khmer; and Monic, Nicobar, and Aslian together as Southern Mon_Khmer, but this is debated. In addition, four Mon_Khmer languages of southern China are as yet unclassified within the family.