Lamet is a Mon–Khmer language of

Laos Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and ...

. There are also one hundred speakers in Lampang Province, Thailand, where it is known as ''Khamet''. Lamet speakers call their language �əmɛːt or less commonly ʰəmɛːtConver, Lynn C. 1999. "A Sketch of the Phonology of a Lamet Dialect." In ''

Mon-Khmer Studies ''Mon-Khmer Studies'' was an academic journal that focused on Mon-Khmer languages. It was established in 1964 and ceased publication in 2016. From 1992 onwards, it was published by Mahidol University and SIL International SIL Global (formerl ...

'', 29: 35-56.

Locations

Lamet of Lampang was originally spoken in Takluh village north of Namtha in Laos. A closely related variety called Lua' is spoken in Ban Pang Chok (Ban Lua), Wiang Pa Pao District, southern

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, Thailand.Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. ''The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua''. ''

'' 11. 35-45.

Phonology

Lamet also has two tones; high and low.

References

*Narumol, Charoenma. 1980. ''The sound systems of Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua''. MA thesis, Mahidol University. *Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. ''The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua''. ''

'' 11. 35-45.

External links

* http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage) * http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66ED-E@view Lamet in RWAAI Digital Archive Palaungic languages Languages of Laos {{AustroAsiatic-lang-stub