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Number: 2521

Language: Mah Meri

Location: SW Malaysia (Malacca)

Population: 1,200

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Aslian: Southern

Other Sources: ASP

Consonant system:

p p^h b t t^h d c ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

s h
m m̥ n n̥ ñ ñ̥ ŋ ŋ̥
l l̥
ɾ

Stops: p p^h b t t^h d c ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m m̥ n n̥ ñ ñ̥ ŋ ŋ̥

Laterals: l l̥

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc ?

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ʉ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all but ʉ

Nasal Vowels:

ɛ̃ ũ ...
v̄̃ i ...

Number: 2522

Language: Semaq Beri

Location: EC Malaysia (Pahang)

Population: 1,400

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Aslian: Southern

Other Sources: ASP

Consonant system:

p b t t^h d c ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

s h
m m̥ n ñ ŋ
l
ɾ

Stops: p b t t^h d c ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m m̥ n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc p t c k

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ʉ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all but ʉ ǝ

Nasal Vowels:

ı̃ ɛ̃ ɔ̃ ...
ɛ̄̃ ā̃ ɔ̄̃ ...

Number: 2523

Language: Semelai

Location: S Malaysia (S Pahang)

Population: 2,400

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Aslian: Southern

Consonant system:

p b t t^h d c c^h ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

s s^h h
m n ñ ŋ
l
ɾ

Stops: p b t t^h d c c^h ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

Fricatives: s s^h h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc p k^h ̣ ̣ ̣

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ʉ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all but ɛ ʉ

Nasal Vowels: ṽ ɛ ʉ ...

Number: 2524

Language: Temoq

Location: S Malaysia (S Pahang)

Population: 100

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Aslian: Southern

Other Sources: ASP

Consonant system:

p b t t^h d c ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

s h
m n ñ ŋ
l
ɾ

Stops: p b t t^h d c ɟ k k^h ɡ ʔ

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc p t t^h

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ʉ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Nasal Vowels: ɛ̃ ũ ɔ̃ ...

Number: 2525

Language: Shompen

Alternate Name: Shom Peng

Location: India (Nicobar Islands)

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Nicobar Islands

Consonant system:

Number: 2526

Language: Nicobarese

Dialect: Nancowry

Location: India (Nicobar Islands)

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Nicobar Islands

Grammar: GD: Radhakrishnan, R. 1981. The Nancowry Word, Phonology, Affixal Morphology and Roots of a Nicobarese Language. Edmonton, Canada: Linguistic Research.

Consonant system:

   p t c k ʔ
f s h
m n ñ ŋ
    l
    ɾ

Stops: p t c k ʔ

Fricatives: f s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

i ɨ u
e ǝ o
ɛ ɔ
æ a

Front Vowels: i e ɛ æ

Central Vowels: ɨ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Nasal Vowels: ṽ all but ɔ

Diphthongs: ia ua ɨa

Syllable: CV(C)

Stress: final syllable of root

Number: 2527

Language: Nicobarese

Dialect: Car

Location: India (Nicobar Islands)

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Nicobar Islands

Other Sources:

Critchfield, Jean. 1966. "Abstracts and Translations," IJAL 32, 393.
WALS

Consonant system:

   p t c k ʔ
f s h
v
m n ñ ŋ
    l
    ɾ ɹ̣

Stops: p t c k ʔ

Fricatives: f v s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ ɹ̣

Glides: j

Vowel system:

i ɨ u
e ɨ̄ o
ɛ ǝ ɔ
a

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ɨ ɨ̄ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Nasal Vowels: ṽ all

Syntax: VOS NA NUM-N

Number: 2528

Language: Nicobarese

Dialect: Nancowry

Location: India (Nicobar Islands)

Population: 800

Classification: Austric: Austroasiatic: Mon-Khmer: South: Nicobar Islands

Dictionary: Man, Edward Horace. 1889. A Dictionary of the Central Nicobarese Language. London: W. H. Allen.

Grammar: DG: Radhakrishnan, R. 1981. The Nancowry Word Phonology, Affixal Morphology and Roots of A Nicobarsese Language. Edmonton: Linguistic Research.

Other Sources: WALS

Consonant system:

p t c k ʔ

f s h
m n ñ ŋ
l
ɾ

Stops: p t c k ʔ

Fricatives: f s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ æ

Central Vowels: ɨ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Nasal Vowels: ṽ all but ɔ

Diphthongs: ia ua ɨa

Syllable: CV(C)

Stress: final syllable of root

Demonstratives: 2

Pronouns:

1 4d 4
2 5d 5
3 6d 6

Syntax: VOS NA NG DN/ND NUM-N N-POSS Num+N+A

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 2529

Language: Proto-Austro-Tai

Location: SE Asia

Classification: Austric: Austro-Tai

Other Sources: Benedict, Paul K. 1975. Austro-Thai: Language and Culture. New Haven: HRAF Press.

Consonant system:

p b t d c ɟ k ɡ q G (ʔ)
t^sd^z
s z (š) ž) (x) ɣ (ʁ) h
m n ñ ŋ N
l ḷ
r

Stops: p b t d c ɟ k ɡ q G (ʔ)

Affricates: t^sd^z

Fricatives: s z (š) ž) (x) ɣ (ʁ) h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ N

Laterals: l ḷ

Vibrants: r

Modified Consonants: ^Nc p b t d c ɟ k ɡ q G t^s d^z s z (š) (ž) j

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: v̄ ?

Diphthongs: ia

Syllable: (C)(C)V(C)(C)

Pronouns:

1 4ie
2 5
3 6

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2530

Language: Lati

Location: N Vietnam

Population: 450

Classification: Austric: Daic: Lati-Gelao

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO NA NG

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2531

Language: Gelao

Location: SE China (WC Kweichow)

Population: 30,000

Classification: Austric: Daic: Lati-Gelao

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO NA NG

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2532

Language: Li

Location: SE China (C Hainan Island)

Population: 1 million

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Li-Laqua

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO NA NG

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2533

Language: Laqua

Location: N Vietnam

Population: 200

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Li-Laqua

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO NA NG

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2534

Language: Laha

Location: Vietnam

Population: 2,000

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Li-Laqua

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO NA NG

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2535

Language: Be

Alternate Name: Lingao, Ong-Be

Location: Chine (N Hainan Island)

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Be-Kam-Tai

Other Sources: E

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2536

Language: Lakkia

Location: SE China (Kwangsi)

Population: 5,300

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Be-Kam-Tai: Lakkia

Other Sources: Haudricourt, A.G. 1967. "La langue lakkia," BSLP 62, 165-82.

Consonant system:

   p p^h t t^h k k^h ʔ
^ʔb
p^l p^lh t^s t^sh
ʔb^l
f θ h
m m^l n ŋ m̥ n̥ ŋ̥^j
    l
    l̥

Stops: p p^h ^ʔb t t^h k k^h ʔ

Affricates: p^l p^lh ^ʔb^l t^s t^sh

Fricatives: f θ h

Nasals: m m̥ m^l n n̥ ŋ ŋ̥^j

Laterals: l l̥

Modified Consonants:

c^j k k^h ŋ ŋ̥ h
cʷ k k^h h ŋ

Glides: j j̥ ɥ w w̥

Vowel system:

i u
e o
ɛ
a

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: v̄ all but ɛ

Nasal Vowels: ṽ ɛ a u o

Modified Vowels: v̄̃ all but ɛ

Diphthongs:

ie uo
ĩe

Tones: hi lev hi fall lo-mid ris lo-mid ris-fall lo-mid fall-ris lo lev

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2537

Language: Kam

Alternate Name: Dong

Location: SE China (SE Kweichow)

Population: 1 million

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Be-Kam-Tai: Kam-Tai: Kam-Sui

Other Sources: WALS

Consonant system:

Syntax: SVO

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2538

Language: Mak

Location: SE China (SE Kweichow)

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Be-Kam-Tai: Kam-Tai: Kam-Sui

Other Sources: AL 7:3

Consonant system:

   p p^h t t^h k k^h ʔ
b ^ʔb ^ʔd ɡ
    č č^h
    ɡ̌
f s š h
v z
m n ñ ŋ
    l

Stops: p p^h b ^ʔb t t^h ^ʔd k k^h ɡ ʔ

Affricates: č č^h ɡ̌

Fricatives: f v s z š h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Modified Consonants:

c^j p p^h b t t^h d ^ʔd m n l
cʷ k k^h ɡ ^ʔd č č^h s z n ñ ŋ l

Glides: j ɥ w

Vowel system:

    i u
    ǝ o
    a

Front Vowels: i

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: i e ǝ a u o

Tones: (hi lev) hi-fall hi-mid lev mid ris mid fall lo-mid ris

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2539

Language: Sui

Location: SE China (SE Kweichow)

Population: 133,000

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Be-Kam-Tai: Kam-Tai: Kam-Sui

Other Sources:

Li, Fang-Kuei. 1948. "The Distribution of Initials and Tones in the Sui Language," Lg 24, 160-7.
AL 7:3

Consonant system:

   p p^h t̪ t̪^h k k^h q q^h ʔ
b ^ʔb d̪ ^ʔd̪
    č č^h
ɸ s š x h
    z ɣ ^ʔɣ ʁ
m ^ʔm ^ʔn̪ ñ ^ʔñ ŋ ^ʔŋ
m̥ n̪̥ n̥ ñ̥ ŋ̥
    l

Stops: p p^h b ^ʔb t̪ t̪^h d̪ ^ʔd̪ k k^h q q^h ʔ

Affricates: č č^h

Fricatives: ɸ s z š x ɣ ^ʔɣ ʁ h

Nasals: m m̥ ^ʔm n̥ n̥̪ ^ʔn̪ ñ ñ̥ ^ʔñ ŋ ŋ̥ ^ʔŋ

Laterals: l

Glides: j ^ʔj w ^ʔw

Syllable: C(G)V(C)

Tones: hi hi ris hi fall mid lo lo fall

Ergative:

Prep/Post:

Number: 2540

Language: Then

Location: SE China (SC Kweichow)

Classification: Austric: Daic: Li-Kam-Tai: Be-Kam-Tai: Kam-Tai: Kam-Sui

Consonant system:

Ergative:

Prep/Post: