Lamet | |
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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]
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]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
Fricative | f | s | ɣ | h | |
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Approximant | w | r, l | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i iː | ɯ ɯː | u uː |
Near-high | ɪ ɪː | ə əː | ʊ ʊː |
Mid | e eː | ʌ ʌː | o oː |
Low | ɛ ɛː | a aː | ɑ ɑː |
Lamet also has two tones [3]; high and low.
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]
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]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
Fricative | f | s | ɣ | h | |
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
Approximant | w | r, l | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i iː | ɯ ɯː | u uː |
Near-high | ɪ ɪː | ə əː | ʊ ʊː |
Mid | e eː | ʌ ʌː | o oː |
Low | ɛ ɛː | a aː | ɑ ɑː |
Lamet also has two tones [3]; high and low.