Austroasiatic Language Typology

Description: This quiz covers various aspects of Austroasiatic Language Typology, including their distribution, genetic classification, and linguistic features.
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Which language family is Austroasiatic a part of?

  1. Indo-European

  2. Sino-Tibetan

  3. Austroasiatic

  4. Dravidian


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Austroasiatic is a distinct language family that is not related to Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, or Dravidian.

Where are Austroasiatic languages primarily spoken?

  1. Southeast Asia

  2. South Asia

  3. East Asia

  4. Central Asia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Austroasiatic languages are primarily spoken in Southeast Asia, with some also found in South Asia and East Asia.

Which of the following is an Austroasiatic language?

  1. Khmer

  2. Vietnamese

  3. Thai

  4. Burmese


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khmer is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Cambodia, while Vietnamese, Thai, and Burmese belong to other language families.

What is the genetic classification of Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Isolates

  2. Macro-family

  3. Phylum

  4. Family


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Austroasiatic languages are classified as a language family, meaning they share a common ancestor.

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

  1. Tonal languages

  2. Subject-verb-object word order

  3. Agglutinative morphology

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Austroasiatic languages are typically tonal, have subject-verb-object word order, and use agglutinative morphology.

What is the most widely spoken Austroasiatic language?

  1. Khmer

  2. Vietnamese

  3. Mon

  4. Santali


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vietnamese is the most widely spoken Austroasiatic language, with over 85 million speakers.

Which Austroasiatic language has the largest number of speakers in India?

  1. Santali

  2. Munda

  3. Ho

  4. Kharia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Santali is the most widely spoken Austroasiatic language in India, with over 7 million speakers.

What is the approximate number of Austroasiatic languages spoken worldwide?

  1. 100

  2. 200

  3. 300

  4. 400


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are approximately 200 Austroasiatic languages spoken worldwide.

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in Thailand?

  1. Khmer

  2. Vietnamese

  3. Mon

  4. Nyah Kur


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nyah Kur is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Thailand.

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

  1. Khmer

  2. Vietnamese

  3. Mon

  4. Santali


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Khmer is the Austroasiatic language spoken in Cambodia.

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

  1. Munda

  2. Mon-Khmer

  3. Vietic

  4. Japonic


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Japonic is not a branch of the Austroasiatic language family.

What is the term used to describe the process of adding affixes to a word to change its meaning or grammatical function in Austroasiatic languages?

  1. Agglutination

  2. Inflection

  3. Derivation

  4. Compounding


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Agglutination is the process of adding affixes to a word to change its meaning or grammatical function in Austroasiatic languages.

Which Austroasiatic language is spoken in Vietnam?

  1. Khmer

  2. Vietnamese

  3. Mon

  4. Santali


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vietnamese is the Austroasiatic language spoken in Vietnam.

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

  1. Khmer

  2. Vietnamese

  3. Mon

  4. Khmu


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Khmu is the Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos.

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

  1. Tonal languages

  2. Subject-verb-object word order

  3. Agglutinative morphology

  4. Use of articles


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Austroasiatic languages typically do not use articles.

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