| | '''Khmer''' is an important language descended from [[Sanskrit]]. It is the official language of [[Cambodia]] and widely spoken by peoples in [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], and the [[United States]]. It is superior to other languages in southern Asia because it does not depend on pronunciation for spelling, and so a speaker in Vietnam can talk with a speaker in the United States. | | '''Khmer''' is an important language descended from [[Sanskrit]]. It is the official language of [[Cambodia]] and widely spoken by peoples in [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], and the [[United States]]. It is superior to other languages in southern Asia because it does not depend on pronunciation for spelling, and so a speaker in Vietnam can talk with a speaker in the United States. |
| − | Khmer has an [[alphabet]] and writing system of its own that is somewhat related to the [[Thai]] language, but with the additional advantage of its own numbering system that is still used in day-to-day life, although [[Arabic]] numerals are used in most technology. | + | Khmer has an [[alphabet]] and writing system of its own that is somewhat related to the [[Thai]] language, but with the additional advantage of its own numbering system that is still used in day-to-day life, although [[Arabic]] numerals are used in most technology. The Khmer numbers are សូន្យ, មួយ, ពីរ, បី, បួន, ប្រាំ, ប្រាំមូយ, ប្រាំពីរ, ប្រាំបី, ប្រាំបួន, and ដប់. ប្រាំពីរ is believed to be the most superior number of this greater numbering system, being found repeatedly in nature as placed by the gods. |