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Cham

Malayo-Polynesian language spoken in Vietnam and Cambodia

LanguagelanguageQ241146

Also known as Cham language

Speakers: 400,000
Subclass of: Chamic
Script: Cham
, Cham Jawi
Indigenous to: Chams

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Cham is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Austronesian family, spoken by the Chams of Southeast Asia. It is spoken primarily in the territory of the former Kingdom of Champa, which spanned modern Southern Vietnam, as well as in Cambodia by a significant population which descends from refugees that fled during the decline and fall of Champa. The Western variety is spoken by 220,000 people in Cambodia and 25,000 people in Vietnam. As for the Eastern variety, there are about 73,000 speakers in Vietnam, for a total of approximately 491,448 speakers.

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Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object
Different from: Dijim-Bwilim
Replaces: Old Cham
Country: Vietnam
Cambodia
Native label: ꨌꩌ

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