Khmer Khe (or Hakka Khmer; km, ខ្មែរខិ) is a Khmeric language spoken in
Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It has an estimated lexical similarity of between 95-96% with Central Khmer.
Names
Alternate names for Khmer Khe include Khmer Khes and Khmer Kha-ak (Khmer Khak) (Herington & Ryan 2013:5).
Distribution
Khmer Khe is spoken in the following villages of
Siem Pang District
Siem Pang District is a district located in Stung Treng Province, in north-east Cambodia. According to the 1998 census of Cambodia, it had a population of 13,517.
See page 246.
The Khmer Khe language is spoken in Siem Pang District.
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Stung Treng Province, Cambodia (Herington & Ryan 2013:8).
*''Srae Sambour commune''
**Peam Khes
**Kanhchanh Kouk / Kanhchanhkok
**Srae Ruessei / Srae Ruessey
**Kanhchanghterk / Kanhchanh Tuek / Kanhchangterk
**Ket Mooeng / Ket Moeung
*''Preak Meas commune''
**Khes Kraom
**Khes Svay
**Pong Kriel / Pongkriel
**Tuol Kruos (part of Pong Kriel)
**Kham Pouk
*''Thma Keo commune''
**Nhang Sum / Nheang Sum
**Mak Phoeung (part of Nhang Sum)
*Khe Thom village (location unknown)
Bahnaric languages
The Bahnaric languages are a group of about thirty Austroasiatic languages spoken by about 700,000 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Paul Sidwell notes that Austroasiatic/Mon–Khmer languages are lexically more similar to Bahnaric and Katui ...
are spoken to the east of the Khmer Khe area, and
Kuy
Kuy, also known as Kui, Suay or Kuay ( th, ภาษากูย; km, ភាសាកួយ), is a Katuic languages, Katuic language, part of the larger Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic family spoken by the Kuy people of Southeast Asia. ...
, a
Katuic language, is spoken to the west.
Phonology
Consonants
Vowels
References
*Herington, Jennifer and Amy Ryan (2013)
''Sociolinguistic Survey of the Khmer Khe in Cambodia'' Chiang Mai: Linguistics Institute, Payap University.
Languages of Cambodia
Khmer language
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