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Austroasiatic Language Characteristics

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Which language family is Austroasiatic a part of?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Austroasiatic

  4. Dravidian

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Austroasiatic is a language family spoken in Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia.

What are some of the characteristic features of Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Tonal languages

  2. Use of classifiers

  3. Subject-verb-object word order

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Austroasiatic languages typically have tonal languages, use classifiers, and have a subject-verb-object word order.

Which of the following is an Austroasiatic language?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Thai

  4. Burmese

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Khmer is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Cambodia.

What is the largest Austroasiatic language by number of speakers?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vietnamese is the largest Austroasiatic language by number of speakers, with over 85 million speakers.

Which of the following is not an Austroasiatic language?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Thai

  4. Mon

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Thai is a Tai-Kadai language, not an Austroasiatic language.

What is the approximate number of speakers of Austroasiatic languages worldwide?

  1. 100 million

  2. 200 million

  3. 300 million

  4. 400 million

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There are approximately 100 million speakers of Austroasiatic languages worldwide.

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in India?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Santali is an Austroasiatic language spoken in India.

What is the name of the Austroasiatic language spoken in Cambodia?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Khmer is the Austroasiatic language spoken in Cambodia.

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in Vietnam?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vietnamese is the Austroasiatic language spoken in Vietnam.

What is the name of the Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mon is the Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar.

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in Thailand?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option:
Explanation:

There are no Austroasiatic languages spoken in Thailand.

What is the name of the Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option:
Explanation:

There are no Austroasiatic languages spoken in Laos.

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in Malaysia?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option:
Explanation:

There are no Austroasiatic languages spoken in Malaysia.

What is the name of the Austroasiatic language spoken in Indonesia?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option:
Explanation:

There are no Austroasiatic languages spoken in Indonesia.

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in the Philippines?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Khmer

  3. Mon

  4. Santali

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Correct Option:
Explanation:

There are no Austroasiatic languages spoken in the Philippines.

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