Kampuchean Revolutionary Youth Association
The Khmer people ( km, ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, ) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Cambodia. They comprise over 90% of Cambodia's population of 17 million.Cambodia
CIA World FactBook. They speak the , which is part of the larger Austroasiatic-language family found in parts of (including ,

Northern Khmer People
Northern Khmer people ( km, ជនជាតិខ្មែរខាងជើង; th, เขมรเหนือ) or colloquially as Thais of Khmer origin ( th, ชาวไทยเชื้อสายเขมร) is the designation used to refer to ethnic Khmers native to the Isan region of Northeast Thailand. History Khmers have had a presence in this area since at least the time of the Khmer Empire. With the fall of the Angkor, the Khmers of the Isan region were subject to increasing Thai influence. In the 18th century, the Thai kingdom officially annexed the former Cambodian province of Surin. The Khmer residents became ''de facto'' subjects of the Thai monarchy and a long process of gradual cultural assimilation began. Demographics Culture Although now a minority, the Northern Khmer have maintained some of their Khmer identity, practicing the Khmer form of Theravada Buddhism and speaking a dialect known as ''Khmê'' in Khmer and Northern Khmer in English. Few Northe ...
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