Khmu language

Khmu language

The Khmu language is the language of the Khmu people of the northern Laos region. It is also spoken in Vietnam.

Alternate names include Kmhmu, Khmu', Khamu, Kamu, Kammu, Khamuk, Kamhmu, Khomu, Mou, Pouteng, Pu Thenh, Tenh, Theng, Lao Terng.

Linguistically, the Khmu belong to the Khmuic branch of the Mon-Khmer family of languages.

Further reading

* Prēmsīrat, Suwilai. "The Thesaurus and Dictionary Series of Khmu Dialects in Southeast Asia". Nakorn Pathom: Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development, Mahidol University at Salaya, Thailand, 2002. ISBN 740501125
* Prēmsīrat, Suwilai. "Khmu, a Minority Language of Thailand". Papers in South-East Asian linguistics, no. 10. Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1987. ISBN 0858833654
* Proschan, Frank. "Kmhmu Language and Language Policy: At Home and Abroad". [S.l: s.n, 1995.
* Proschan, Frank. "Poetic Parallelism in Kmhmu Verbal Arts: From Texts to Performances". [S.l: s.n, 1988.
* Smalley, William Allen. "Outline of Khmu structure". American Oriental series. Essay, v.2. New Haven, Conn: American Oriental Society, 1961.
* Svantesson, Jan-Olof. "Kammu Phonology and Morphology". Travaux de l'Institut de linguistique de Lund, 18. Lund: CWK Gleerup, 1983. ISBN 9140048705

ee also

*Khmuic languages
*Khmu people

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kjg Khmu: A language of Laos] from Ethnologue: Languages of the World


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