Khmer, Northern

• Alternate names: Khmer Lue, Thailand Khmer
• Scriptures published: Bible (2003) New Testament (1996)
• Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. 1,000 can read Northern Khmer, 100 can write it. 1,000 can read Northern Khmer, 100 can write it. Literacy rate in second language: 50%--75%
• Primary country: Thailand
• Region: Northeast, mainly Surin, Sisaket, Buriram, and Khorat provinces
• Religion: Buddhist, Christian
• Livelihood: Peasant and intensive agriculturalists; craftsmen; educators; officials
• Number of users: 1,400,000

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Khmer, Northern
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Khmer, Northern on the web
• Joshua Project: Khmer, Northern — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Khmer, Northern — detailed linguistic information.