Somray language
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Somray, or Northern Chong, is a
Pearic language The Pearic languages (alternatively called the Chongic languages) are a group of endangered languages of the Eastern Mon–Khmer languages, Mon–Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic languages, Austroasiatic language family, spoken by Pear (people), ...
of
Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
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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 Siem Reap ( km, សៀមរាប, ) is the second-largest city of Cambodia, as well as the capital and largest city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. Siem Reap has French colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old F ...
(Moura 1883) was a dialect of the same language.


References

{{Austro-Asiatic languages Pearic languages Endangered Austroasiatic languages