Austroasiatic languages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Not to be confused with Austronesian languages or Afroasiatic languages . Austroasiatic Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer Geographic distribution Southeast , South , and East Asia Linguistic classification One of the world's primary language families Proto-language Proto-Austroasiatic Subdivisions Munda Khasi – Palaungic Khmuic Mang Pakanic Vietic Katuic Bahnaric Khmer Pearic Monic Aslian Nicobarese ISO 639-5 aav Glottolog aust1305 Austroasiatic languages The Austroasiatic languages [note 1] / ˌ ɒ s t r oʊ . eɪ ʒ i ˈ æ t ɪ k / , / ˌ ɔː -/ , also known as Mon–Khmer [1] / m oʊ n k ə ˈ m ɛər / , are a large language family in Mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia . These languages are scattered throughout parts of Thailand, Laos, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and southern China and ar...