Mel and Khaonh constitute a Bahnaric language of northeastern Cambodia.
| Mel-Khaonh | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cambodia |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2016)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hkn |
| Glottolog | melk1242 |
Kraol, Thmon, Khaonh, and Mel all have about 70% lexical similarity with Stieng, a Southern Bahnaric language (Barr & Pawley 2013:32).
Mel is spoken in the following villages of Kratié Province, Cambodia (Barr & Pawley 2013).
- Srae Tahaen, Sambok commune, Kratié District
- Ou Krieng, Ou Krieng Commune, Sambour District
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
edit- ^ Mel-Khaonh at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
Sources
edit- Barr, Julie and Eric Pawley. 2013. Bahnaric Language Cluster survey of Mondul Kiri and Kratie Provinces, Cambodia. SIL International.