Ethnic Groups in Cambodia - Ethnic Groups of Cambodia

Ethnic Groups of Cambodia

  • Cham – Descendants of Cham refugees who fled to Cambodia after the fall of Champa. 333,000 (est.)
  • Chinese – Descendants of Chinese settlers in Cambodia. 1,180,000 (est.)
    • Cambodian Hokkien
  • Khmer
    • Khmer Kandal – "Central Khmers" Ethnic Khmers indigenous to Cambodia
    • Khmer Krom – Ethnic Khmers located in Southeastern Cambodia and Southern Vietnam.
    • Khmer Surin – Ethnic Khmer located in Northwestern Cambodia and Surin, Buriram and Sisaket provinces in Thailand.
  • Khmer Loeu – Umbrella term used to designate all hilltribes in Cambodia.
    • Mon–Khmer speakers
      • Kachok
      • Krung – There are three distinct dialects of Krung. All are mutually intelligible.
        • Krung
        • Brao
        • Kavet
      • Kraol - 2,000 (est.)
        • Mel- 3,100 (est.)
      • Kuy – A small group of people mostly located in the highlands of Cambodia.
      • Phnong
      • Tampuan – Ethnic group located in the Northeastern province of Ratanakiri.
      • Stieng – Often confused with ethnic Degar (Montagnard)
      • Mnong - Ethnic group located on the eastern province of Mondulkiri.
      • Samre
        • Chong
        • Sa'och
        • Somray
        • Suoy
    • Austronesian speakers
      • Jarai – Mostly located in Vietnam, the Jarai extend into Cambodia's Ratanakiri Province.
      • Rhade – The majority of Rhade, or Ê Đê, are located in Vietnam. They share close cultural ties with the Jarai and other tribes.
  • Tai
    • Thai - 43,000 (est.)
      • Lao - Living mainly in the Ratanakiri Province. 95,000 (est.)
      • Shan
      • Kula
  • Vietnamese – Live mostly in southern Cambodia next to the Vietnamese border. 2 million (est.)
  • Hmong–Mien - The Miao and Hmong are hill tribes that live in urban and rural areas.
    • Miao
      • Hmong
    • Yao
  • Tibeto-Burman
    • Burmese - 4,700 (est.)
  • Japanese - mainly first generation entrepreneurs and investors in Phnom Penh
  • Koreans - mainly first generation entrepreneurs and investors in Phnom Penh

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