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Austroasiatic Language Family

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Which of the following is not a branch of the Austroasiatic language family?

  1. Mon-Khmer

  2. Austronesian

  3. Munda

  4. Vietic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Austronesian is not a branch of the Austroasiatic language family. It is a separate language family.

Which of the following languages is not part of the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family?

  1. Khmer

  2. Mon

  3. Vietnamese

  4. Wa


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vietnamese is not part of the Mon-Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family. It is part of the Vietic branch.

Which of the following languages is not part of the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family?

  1. Santali

  2. Ho

  3. Mundari

  4. Khmer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Khmer is not part of the Munda branch of the Austroasiatic language family. It is part of the Mon-Khmer branch.

Which of the following languages is not part of the Vietic branch of the Austroasiatic language family?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Muong

  3. Thủ

  4. Khmer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Khmer is not part of the Vietic branch of the Austroasiatic language family. It is part of the Mon-Khmer branch.

Which of the following countries has the largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers?

  1. India

  2. Vietnam

  3. Cambodia

  4. Laos


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

India has the largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers, with over 100 million speakers.

Which of the following countries has the second largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers?

  1. Vietnam

  2. Cambodia

  3. Laos

  4. Thailand


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vietnam has the second largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers, with over 85 million speakers.

Which of the following countries has the third largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers?

  1. Cambodia

  2. Laos

  3. Thailand

  4. Myanmar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cambodia has the third largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers, with over 15 million speakers.

Which of the following countries has the fourth largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers?

  1. Laos

  2. Thailand

  3. Myanmar

  4. Malaysia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Laos has the fourth largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers, with over 10 million speakers.

Which of the following countries has the fifth largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers?

  1. Thailand

  2. Myanmar

  3. Malaysia

  4. Indonesia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thailand has the fifth largest number of Austroasiatic language speakers, with over 5 million speakers.

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Tonal languages

  2. Polysynthetic languages

  3. Head-marking languages

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Austroasiatic languages are typically tonal, polysynthetic, and head-marking.

Which of the following is not a characteristic feature of Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Subject-verb-object word order

  2. Postpositions

  3. Classifier systems

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Austroasiatic languages typically have a subject-object-verb word order, not a subject-verb-object word order.

Which of the following is an example of a Mon-Khmer language?

  1. Khmer

  2. Mon

  3. Vietnamese

  4. Wa


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khmer is an example of a Mon-Khmer language.

Which of the following is an example of a Munda language?

  1. Santali

  2. Ho

  3. Mundari

  4. Khmer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Santali is an example of a Munda language.

Which of the following is an example of a Vietic language?

  1. Vietnamese

  2. Muong

  3. Thủ

  4. Khmer


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Vietnamese is an example of a Vietic language.

Which of the following is an example of an Austroasiatic language that is not tonal?

  1. Khmer

  2. Mon

  3. Vietnamese

  4. Wa


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Wa is an example of an Austroasiatic language that is not tonal.

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