Brao language

Brao is a Mon–Khmer language of Cambodia and Laos.

Brao
Native toCambodia, Laos
Native speakers
62,000 (2009–2015)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
brb  Brao (was Lave)
krr  Krung
krv  Kavet
Glottologlave1249
ELP

Phonology

Consonants[2]
Labial Dental-
Alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Obstruent voiceless p t c k ʔ
aspirated ç h
voiced b d ɟ g
glottalized ˀb ˀd ˀɟ ˀg
Nasal plain m n ɲ ŋ
preaspirated ʰm ʰn ʰŋ
Trill r
Approximant w l j

Varieties

According to Ethnologue, there are four distinct but mutually intelligible varieties, sometimes considered separate languages: Lave (Brao proper), Kru’ng (Kreung), and Kavet (Kravet), the latter spoken by only a couple thousand.

Sidwell (2003) also lists four communities of speakers, three of which are in Cambodia.

Lun, spoken in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia, is related to Lave and Kavet (Philip Lambrecht 2012).[3]

Demographics

Sidwell (2003) suggests the possibility of a total of 50,000 speakers, while Bradley (1994:161) gives an estimate of 35,000. All estimates below are drawn from Sidwell (2003:30).

  • Laos: The 1995 Laotian census places the Laveh population at 17,544.
  • Cambodia: The Asian Development Bank gave an estimate of 29,500 speakers as of the early 2000s.
  • Vietnam: About 300 Brau live in Đắc Mế village, Bờ Y commune, Ngọc Hồi district, Kon Tum province (Đặng, et al. 2010:112).[4] Parkin (1991:81) also estimates several hundred Brao in Vietnam.
  • Thailand: Parkin (1991:81) estimates a Brao population of 2,500 in Thailand.

References

  1. Brao (was Lave) at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) closed access
    Krung at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) closed access
    Kavet at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) closed access
  2. Keller, Charles E. (April 1999). "Brao-Krung Phonology" (PDF). Mon-Khmer Studies. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2015-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, Chu Thái Sơn, Lưu Hùng. 2010. Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers.
  • Sidwell, Paul (2003). A Handbook of comparative Bahnaric, Vol. 1: West Bahnaric. Pacific Linguistics, 551. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.

Further reading

  • Keller, C. E. (1976). A grammatical sketch of Brao, a Mon–Khmer language. Grand Forks, N.D.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session. OCLC: 2915938


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