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Number: 2441

Language: Suei

Alternate Name: Soui

Location: S Laos

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: East: Katuic: West: Kuy-Suei

Other Sources: Ferlus, Michel. 1971. "La langue souei: Mutations consonantiques et bipartition de système vocalique," BSLP 66, 379-88.

Consonant system:

p b t̪ d̪ c ɟ k ʔ

v s̪ h
m n̪ ñ ŋ
l̪
r

Stops: p b t̪ d̪ c ɟ k ʔ

Fricatives: v s̪ h

Nasals: m n̪ ñ ŋ

Laterals: l̪

Vibrants: r

Glides: j

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ɨ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Nasal Vowels: (ṽ)

Modified Vowels:

All vowels show two registers: (1) clear (unmarked), (2) somber and breathy, marked by a subscript ̤
v̤̄ all

Diphthongs: ia ˨a ua

Number: 2443

Language: Kuy

Location: E Thailand (Surin)

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: East: Katuic: West: Kuy-Suei

Other Sources: Johnston, Beulah M. 1976. "Kuy," PL C43, 259-72.

Consonant system:

p p^h b t t^h d k k^h ʔ
č č^h ɡ̌
(f) s h
m n ñ ŋ
l
(r)

Stops: p p^h b t t^h d k k^h ʔ

Affricates: č č^h ɡ̌

Fricatives: (f) s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: (r)

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u ɯ o ɔ ʌ ɒ

Long Vowels: ī ē ɛ̄ ā ū ɯ̄ ō ɤ̄ ɔ̄ ʌ̄ ɒ̄

Modified Vowels: Vowels exhibit two registers: (1) 'high' register, characterized by stricture in the pharyngeal cavity, with tense, tight, bright voice quality. (2) 'low' register with open pharyngeal cavity and breathy low pitch.

Diphthongs: ia ua

Syllable: (C)(C)CV(C)

Syntax: SVO NA NG ND NUM-N/N-NUM N-POSS

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 2447

Language: Pacŏh

Location: C Vietnam (Quang Tri)

Population: 15,000

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: East: Katuic: East: Pacoh-Phuong

Other Sources:

Watson, Saundra K. 1964. "Personal Pronouns in Pacŏh," in Mon-Khmer Studies I, Saigon, SIL, 81-97.
Watson, Richard. 1964. "Pacŏh Phonemes," in Mon-Khmer Studies I, Saigon, SIL, 135-48.
Watson, Richard L. 1966. Reduplication in Pacoh. HSL 21.
Watson, Saundra K. 1966. "Verbal Affixation in Pacŏh," in Mon-Khmer Studies II, Saigon, SIL, 15-30.
Watson, Saundra K. 1976. "The Pacŏh Noun Phrase," MKS 5, 219-31.
Watson, Richard. 1977. "Discourse Elements in a Pacoh Narrative," MKS 6, 279-322.

Consonant system:

p ^ʔb t ^ʔd c ^ʔɟ k ʔ

š h
m n ñ ŋ
l
r

Stops: p ^ʔb t ^ʔd c ^ʔɟ k ʔ

Fricatives: š h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Modified Consonants: p^h t^h k^h are considered clusters ph th kh.

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ɨ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Modified Vowels:

v̰ (pharynɡealized) e ǝ o only
v̰̄ e ǝ o only
There are two registers, tense and lax.

Diphthongs:

iǝ ɨǝ uǝ
ḛa ǝ̰a o̰a

Syllable: (C)CV(C)

Demonstratives: 8 (this/that/that far ahead/that very far ahead/that far behind/that very far behind/that to the side/that one (?))

Pronouns:

1 4d 4
2 5d 5
3 6d 6sS
6 has two forms: (1) specific, (2) non-specific.

Syntax: SVO NA/(AN [quantifiers]) NG ND NUM-N N-POSS Num+N+A+D

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 2449

Language: Katu

Location: C Vietnam (Quang Nam)

Population: 30,000

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: East: Katuic: East: Katu-Thap

Other Sources:

Wallace, Judith M. 1966. "Katu Personal Pronouns," in Mon-Khmer Studies II, Saigon SIL, 55-62.
Costello, Nancy A. 1966. "Affixes in Katu," in Mon-Khmer Studies II, Saigon, SIL, 63-86.

Consonant system:

p b ^ʔb t d ^ʔd k ɡ ʔ
č ɡ̌
s h
m n ñ ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b ^ʔb t d ^ʔd k ɡ ʔ

Affricates: č ɡ̌

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Glides: j

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ʉ ǝ ɐ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ ɒ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Pronouns:

1 4die 4ie
2 5d 5
3 6d 6

Syntax: SVO AN/NA NUM-N N-POSS

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 2456

Language: Ngeq

Location: S Laos (Saravane)

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: East: Katuic: East: Ngeq-Nkriang

Other Sources:

Smith, Ronald L. 1973a. "Ngeq Phonemes," MKS 4, 77-84.
Smith, Ronald L. 1973b. "Reduplication in Ngeq," MKS 4, 85-111.

Consonant system:

p (p^h) b t (t^h) d k (k^h) ʔ
č ɡ̌
s̪ h
m n ñ ŋ
l
r

Stops: p (p^h) b t (t^h) d k (k^h) ʔ

Affricates: č ɡ̌

Fricatives: s̪ h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i̤ e ɛ

Central Vowels: ɨ̤ ǝ a

Back Vowels: ṳ o ɔ

Long Vowels: ī̤ ē ɛ̄ ɨ̤̄ ǝ̄ ā ṳ̄ ō ɔ̄

Modified Vowels: There are two registers: tense (v) and lax (v̤).

Diphthongs:

ɨa ǝa ua ou ǝɔ
ǝɔ̄ ɨ̄ǝ ǝā
ei̤ ia̤

Syntax: SVO

Number: 2459

Language: Stieng

Location: S Vietnam (Phuтc Long)

Population: 48,000

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: East: Bahnaric: South: Stieng-Chrau

Other Sources:

Haupers, Ralph. n.d. Stieng Phrase Book. n.p.: SIL.
AL 8:3

Consonant system:

p b ^ʔb t d ^ʔd c ɟ k ɡ ʔ

s h
m n ñ ŋ
l
r

Stops: p b ^ʔb t d ^ʔd c ɟ k ɡ ʔ

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Modified Consonants:

c^h ?
^ʔN ?

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u ɯ o ɤ ɔ ʌ

Long Vowels: v̄

Syntax: SVO NG NUM-N/N-NUM N-POSS

Number: 2460

Language: Chrau

Location: S Vietnam (Bien Hoa)

Population: 18,000

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: East: Bahnaric: South: Stieng-Chrau

Dictionary: Thomas, David and Thô Sang Luc. 1966. Chrau Vocabulary. Saigon: Bô Giáo-Duc.

Grammar: Thomas, David D. 1971. Chrau Grammar. OL Special Publication 7.

Other Sources:

Thomas, David D. 1962. "Remarques sur la phonologie du chrau," BSLP 57, 175-91.
Thomas, Dorothy. 1964. "Chrau Zoology: An Ethnolinguistic Study," Te Reo 7, 1-14.
Thomas, Dorothy. 1966. "Chrau Intonation," in Mon-Khmer Studies II, Saigon, SIL, 1-13.
Thomas, Dorothy. 1978. "The Discourse Level in Chrau," MKS 7, 233-95.
Thomas, Dorothy. 1979. "The Paragraph Level in Chrau," MKS 8, 187-220.
AL 8:3

Consonant system:

p b (ɓ) t̪ d̪ (ɗ̪) c ɟ k ɡ ʔ (Aspirated stops are analyzed as clusters)

s h
m n̪ ñ ŋ
l̪
ɾ̣

Stops: p b (ɓ) t̪ d̪ (ɗ̪) c ɟ k ɡ ʔ (Aspirated stops are analyzed as clusters)

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n̪ ñ ŋ

Laterals: l̪

Vibrants: ɾ̣

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: I ɛ

Central Vowels: (ɨ) (ǝ) a

Back Vowels: ʋ ɔ

Long Vowels: ī ē ɛ̄ ǝ̄ ā ū ō ɔ̄

Diphthongs: iǝ uǝ (ɨǝ)

Syllable: (C)(C)CV(C)

Stress: final

Demonstratives: 4: (3 + that far) + ref

Articles: indef

Pronouns:

1 4ie
2mf 5mf
3 6

Syntax: SVO NA NG ND NUM-N N-POSS Num+N+A

Prep/Post: PREP

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