| Lamet | |
|---|---|
| Rmeet | |
| Khamet (Xmet) | |
| Native to | Laos |
| Ethnicity | Lamet |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995 census) [1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
lbn |
| Glottolog |
lame1256 |
Lamet is a Mon–Khmer language of Laos. There are also one hundred speakers in Lampang Province, Thailand, where it is known as Khamet. Lamet speakers call their language [χəmɛːt], or less commonly [kʰəmɛːt]. [2]
Locations
Lamet of Lampang was originally spoken in Takluh village north of Namtha in Laos.
A closely related variety called Lua' is spoken in Ban Pang Chok (Ban Lua), Wiang Pa Pao District, southern Chiang Rai Province, Thailand. [3]
Phonology [3]
Consonants
Initials
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Stop | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
| Continuant | w | l,r | j | ɣ(ɰ?) | |
| Fricative | f | s | h |
References
- ^ Lamet at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Conver, Lynn C. 1999. "A Sketch of the Phonology of a Lamet Dialect." In The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, 29: 35-56.
- ^ a b Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal 11. 35-45.
- Narumol, Charoenma. 1980. The sound systems of Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. MA thesis, Mahidol University.
- Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal 11. 35-45.
External links
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66ED-E@view Lamet in RWAAI Digital Archive
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