Austro-Asiatic languages
Linguistic term for a language family of Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia, including Vietnamese and Khmer. Cross-referenced with オーストロアジア語族, which is a more common synonym.
See also: オーストロアジア語族
The Austro-Asiatic language family includes Vietnamese and Khmer.
Compound of 南アジア (South Asia) and 語族 (language family), though the Austro-Asiatic family is primarily Southeast Asian; the naming may reflect historical or geographical perspectives.