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Pear language

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Pear
Por
Pronunciation[peə]
Native toCambodia
RegionPreah Vihear (formerly part of Kampong Thom)
Native speakers
1,700 (2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pcb
Glottologpear1247
ELPPear

Pear is an endangered 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.

References

  1. ^ Pear at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009) Closed access icon