Khmer Khe dialect

Khmer Khe (Khmer Khes) is a Khmeric language spoken in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia. It has an estimated lexical similarity of between 95-96% with Central Khmer.

Khmer Khe
Native to	Cambodia
Region	Stung Treng Province
Native speakers	? (2013)
Language family	Austroasiatic Khmer Khmer Khe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	None

Names

Alternate names for Khmer Khe include Khmer Khes and Khmer Kha-ak (Khmer Khak) (Herington & Ryan 2013:5).

Distribution

Khmer Khe is spoken in the following villages of Siem Pang District, Stung Treng Province, Cambodia (Herington & Ryan 2013:8).

• Srae Sambour commune
  • Peam Khes
  • Kanhchanh Kouk / Kanhchanhkok
  • Srae Ruessei / Srae Ruessey
  • Kanhchanghterk / Kanhchanh Tuek / Kanhchangterk
  • Ket Mooeng / Ket Moeung
• Preak Meas commune
  • Khes Kraom
  • Khes Svay
  • Pong Kriel / Pongkriel
  • Tuol Kruos (part of Pong Kriel)
  • Kham Pouk
• Thma Keo commune
  • Nhang Sum / Nheang Sum
  • Mak Phoeung (part of Nhang Sum)
• Khe Thom village (location unknown)

Bahnaric languages are spoken to the east of the Khmer Khe area, and Kuy, a Katuic language, is spoken to the west.

Phonology

Consonants

	Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p (pʰ)	t (tʰ)	c (cʰ)	k (kʰ)	ʔ
Voiced plosive/Implosive	ɓ ~ b	ɗ ~ d	ɟ
Nasal	m	n	ɲ	ŋ
Liquid		r l
Fricative	f (fʰ)	s			h
Approximant	w		j

Vowels

Monophthongs of Khmer Khe

	Front		Central		Back
	short	long	short	long	short	long
Close	i	iː	ɨ	ɨː	u	uː
Close-mid	e	eː	ə	əː	o	oː
Open-mid	ɛ	ɛː			ɔ	ɔː
Open	a	aː

References

• Herington, Jennifer and Amy Ryan (2013). Sociolinguistic Survey of the Khmer Khe in Cambodia. Chiang Mai: Linguistics Institute, Payap University.