Mel-Khaonh language
Appearance
Khaonh | |
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Native to | Cambodia |
Native speakers | 743 (2008)[citation needed] |
Austroasiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog | None |
Khaonh is a Bahnaric language of northeastern Cambodia. It is closely related to Mel.
Kraol, Thmon, Khaonh, and Mel all have about 70% lexical similarity with Stieng, a Southern Bahnaric language (Barr & Pawley 2013:32).
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
References
- Barr, Julie and Eric Pawley. 2013. Bahnaric Language Cluster survey of Mondul Kiri and Kratie Provinces, Cambodia. SIL International.