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- Phonology
- Varieties
- Demographics
- References
- Further reading
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}}Brao is a Mon–Khmer language of Cambodia and Laos. Phonology Consonants[1]| Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Dorsal | | Nasals | m|ʰm}} {{IPAlink|m}} | n|ʰn}} {{IPAlink|n}} | ɲ}} | ŋ|ʰŋ}} {{IPAlink|ŋ}} | |
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| Obstruents | pʰ}} {{IPAlink|p}} {{IPAlink|b}} {{IPAlink|b|ʔb}} | tʰ}} {{IPAlink|t}} {{IPAlink|d}} {{IPAlink|d|ʔd}} | ç}} {{IPAlink|c}} {{IPAlink|ɟ}} {{IPAlink|ɟ|ʔɟ}} | kʰ}} {{IPAlink|k}} {{IPAlink|ɡ}} {{IPAlink|ɡ|ʔɡ}} | ħ}} {{IPAlink|ʔ}} |
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| Trill | | r}} | | | |
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| Approximant | | l}} | j}} | w}} | |
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VarietiesAccording to Ethnologue, there are four distinct but mutually intelligible varieties, sometimes considered separate languages: Lave (Brao proper), Kru’ng (Kreung), and Kavet (Kravet), the latter spoken by only a couple thousand. Sidwell (2003) also lists four communities of speakers, three of which are in Cambodia. - Laveh (Lave, Rawe): spoken in Attapeu Province, Laos south of the capital city of Attapeu. Laveh is the official designation given by the Laotian government.
- Krung (Krüng, "Krung 2"): spoken around Ban Lung in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
- Kavet (Kravet): spoken in Voeun Sai District, Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
- Brao (Brou, Palaw, Preou): spoken in and around the town of Taveng in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
Lun, spoken in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, is related to Lave and Kavet (Philip Lambrecht 2012).[2]DemographicsSidwell (2003) suggests the possibility of a total of 50,000 speakers, while Bradley (1994:161) gives an estimate of 35,000. All estimates below are drawn from Sidwell (2003:30). - Laos: The 1995 Laotian census places the Laveh population at 17,544.
- Cambodia: The Asian Development Bank gave an estimate of 29,500 speakers as of the early 2000s.
- Vietnam: About 300 Brau live in Đắc Mế village, Bờ Y commune, Ngọc Hồi district, Kon Tum province (Đặng, et al. 2010:112).[3] Parkin (1991:81) also estimates several hundred Brao in Vietnam.
- Thailand: Parkin (1991:81) estimates a Brao population of 2,500 in Thailand.
References1. ^{{cite journal|last1=Keller|first1=Charles E.|title=Brao-Krung Phonology|journal=Mon-Khmer Studies|date=April 1999|volume=31|url=http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/keller2001brao.pdf|accessdate=10 June 2015}}
2. ^http://li.payap.ac.th/images/stories/survey/khmer_khes_report_final.pdf
3. ^Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, Chu Thái Sơn, Lưu Hùng. 2010. Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers.
- Sidwell, Paul (2003). A Handbook of comparative Bahnaric, Vol. 1: West Bahnaric. Pacific Linguistics, 551. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
Further reading- Keller, C. E. (1976). A grammatical sketch of Brao, a Mon–Khmer language. Grand Forks, N.D.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session. OCLC: 2915938
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