Somray language
Austroasiatic language of Cambodia
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::summary Austroasiatic language of Cambodia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Somray |
| altname | Northern Chong |
| states | Cambodia |
| region | Pursat Province |
| speakers | 4,100 |
| date | 2005 |
| ref | e18 |
| familycolor | Austro-Asiatic |
| fam2 | Pearic |
| fam3 | Chong languages |
| iso3 | smu |
| lc1 | sxm |
| script | Khmer script |
| glotto | somr1240 |
| glottorefname | Somray of Battambang–Somre of Siem Reap |
| :: |
|name=Somray |altname=Northern Chong |states=Cambodia |region=Pursat Province |speakers=4,100 |date=2005 |ref=e18 |familycolor=Austro-Asiatic |fam2=Pearic |fam3=Chong languages |dia1= |iso3=smu |lc1=sxm|ld1=Somre of Siem Reap |script= Khmer script |glotto=somr1240 |glottorefname=Somray of Battambang–Somre of Siem Reap
Somray, or Northern Chong, is a Pearic language of Cambodia.
Geographical distribution
Somray is spoken in the following areas of Cambodia.
- Battambang province: Phumi Chhak Rokar area (Baradat ms.)
- Koh Kong province: far north
- Pursat province: 2 areas, north, east, and west of Phum Tasanh, and Tanyong river around Phum Pra Moi
The extinct Somre of Siem Reap (Moura 1883) was a dialect of the same language.
Phonology
Consonants
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| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | Nasal | Stop | voiceless | aspirated | voiced | Fricative | Trill | Approximant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| () | ||||||||||||
| :: |
- An initial mainly exists from Khmer word-borrowings.
- The voiced stops in word-initial position are heard as glottalized . ::data[format=table title="Final consonants"] | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | Nasal | Stop | Fricative | Trill | Approximant | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
*- only in a few cases in final position.
Vowels
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| Front | Central | Back | Close | Close-Mid | Open-mid | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :: |
- Vowels may also occur as glottalized .
- Vowels can be heard as either back or central .
- can also be heard as when preceding .
References
References
- Martin, Marie Alexandrine. (1974). "Esquisse phonologique du Somree".
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