Pear language
Appearance
Pear | |
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Por | |
Pronunciation | [peə] |
Native to | Cambodia |
Region | Preah Vihear (formerly part of Kampong Thom) |
Native speakers | 250 (2007)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Khmer script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pcb |
Glottolog | pear1247 |
ELP | Pear |
Pear is a moribund Mon-Khmer language of Cambodia. "Pear" is a pejorative term for the historical slave caste of the Khmer, but nonetheless is the usual term in the literature. Pear is spoken in 3–4 villages of Rovieng District, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (Ethnologue).