Somray language

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Not to be confused with Samre language.
Somray
Northern Chong
Native toCambodia
RegionPursat Province
Native speakers
4,100 (2005)
Austroasiatic
Khmer script
Language codes
ISO 639-3smu – inclusive code
Individual code:
sxm – Somre of Siem Reap
Glottologsomr1240
ELPSomray

Somray, or Northern Chong, is a Pearic language of Cambodia.

Geographical distribution

Somray is spoken in the following areas of Cambodia.

The extinct Somre of Siem Reap (Moura 1883) was a dialect of the same language.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n (ɲ) ŋ
Stop voiceless p t c k ʔ
aspirated pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ
voiced b d
Fricative v s h
Trill r
Approximant l j
  • An initial mainly exists from Khmer word-borrowings.
  • The voiced stops /b, d/ in word-initial position are heard as glottalized .
Final consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ* ŋ
Stop p t c k ʔ
Fricative v h
Trill r
Approximant l j

*- only in a few cases in final position.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i, iː ɯ, ɯː u, uː
Close-Mid e, eː ə, əː o, oː
Open-mid ɛ, ɛː ɔ, ɔː
Open a, aː
  • Vowels may also occur as glottalized .
  • Vowels /ɯ, ɯː/ can be heard as either back or central .
  • /a/ can also be heard as when preceding /n, t/.

References

  1. ^ Somray at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Somre of Siem Reap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Martin, Marie Alexandrine (1974). Esquisse phonologique du Somree. Asie du sud-est et monde insulindien 5. pp. 97–106.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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