Somray language

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Not to be confused with Samre language.
Somray
Northern Chong
Native toCambodia
RegionPursat Province
Native speakers
4,100 (2005)[1]
Austroasiatic
Khmer script
Language codes
ISO 639-3smu – inclusive code
Individual code:
sxm – Somre of Siem Reap
Glottologsomr1240
ELPSomray

Somray, or Northern Chong, is a Pearic language of Cambodia.

Geographical distribution[]

Somray is spoken in the following areas of Cambodia.

  • Battambang province: Phumi Chhak Rokar area (Baradat ms.)
  • Koh Kong province: far north
  • Pursat province: 2 areas, north, east, and west of Phum Tasanh, and Tanyong river around Phum Pra Moi

The extinct Somre of Siem Reap (Moura 1883) was a dialect of the same language.

References[]

  1. ^ Somray at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Somre of Siem Reap at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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