Mel-Khaonh language

Mel-Khaonh
Native to	Cambodia
Native speakers	4,000 (2016)
Language family	Austroasiatic Bahnaric Central South Mel-Khaonh
Dialects	Mel Khaonh
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hkn
Glottolog	melk1242

Mel and Khaonh constitute a Bahnaric language of northeastern Cambodia.

Kraol, Thmon, Khaonh, and Mel all have about 70% lexical similarity with Stieng, a Southern Bahnaric language (Barr & Pawley 2013:32).

Mel is spoken in the following villages of Kratié Province, Cambodia (Barr & Pawley 2013).

• Srae Tahaen, Sambok commune, Kratié District
• Ou Krieng, Ou Krieng Commune, Sambour District

Khaonh is spoken in the following villages of Kratié Province, Cambodia (Barr & Pawley 2013).

• Chhok, Thmei commune, Kratié District
• Khnach, Thmei commune, Kratié District
• Kosang, Changkrang commune, Kratié District

Sources

• Barr, Julie and Eric Pawley. 2013. Bahnaric Language Cluster survey of Mondul Kiri and Kratie Provinces, Cambodia. SIL International.