Somray language
Not to be confused with Samre language.
| Somray | |
|---|---|
| Northern Chong | |
| Native to | Cambodia |
| Region | Pursat Province |
Native speakers | 4,100 (2005)[1] |
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Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
smu |
| Glottolog |
somr1240[2] |
Somray, or Northern Chong, is a Pearic language of Cambodia. The dialect of Battambang is still spoken, while that of Siem Reap (spelled Somre in the literature) is extinct.
Geographical distribution
Somray is spoken in the following areas of Cambodia (Ethnologue).
- Battambang province: Phumi Chhak Rokar area
- Koh Kong province: far north
- Pursat province: 2 areas, north, east, and west of Phum Tasanh, and Tanyong river around Phum Pra Moi
References
- ↑ Somray at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Somray". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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