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Austroasiatic language spoken in Vietnam and Cambodia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mnong language (also known as Pnong or Bunong) (Bunong: ឞូន៝ង) belongs to the Austro-Asiatic language family. It is spoken by the different groups of Mnong in Vietnam and a Pnong group in Cambodia.
Mnong | |
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Bunong, ឞូន៝ង | |
Native to | Vietnam and Cambodia |
Region | throughout Tây Nguyên region, especially in Đắk Lắk, Lâm Đồng, Đắk Nông and Bình Phước provinces; Mondulkiri in Cambodia |
Native speakers | 130,000 (2002–2008)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Khmer Latin (Vietnamese alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:cmo – Central Mnongmng – Eastern Mnongmnn – Southern Mnongrka – Kraol |
Glottolog | mnon1259 |
ELP | Central Mnong |
Kraol[2] |
In Vietnam, Mnong is spoken in the districts of Đăk Song, Đăk Mil, Đăk R'Lấp, Krông Nô, Gia Nghĩa, and other nearby locations in Đắk Nông Province (Nguyễn & Trương 2009).
According to Ethnologue, four major dialects exist: Central, Eastern and Southern Mnong (all spoken in Vietnam), and Kraol (spoken in Cambodia). Within a dialect group, members do not understand other dialects. The Mnong language was studied first by the linguist Richard Phillips in the early 1970s.[3][4]
Lê, et al. (2014:234-235)[5] lists the following subgroups of Mnong and their respective locations.
Other minor Mnong ethnic groups include the Mnông Rơ Đe, Mnông R’Ông, and Mnông K’Ziêng.
Nguyễn & Trương (2009) cover the following M'Nông dialects.
The following comparative numerals from various Mnong dialects are from Nguyễn & Trương (2009).
Gloss | Preh | Bu Noong | Bu Nâr | Prâng | R'Lăm | Mạ | Kuênh |
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1 | du, ngoay, hŏ | muay | waay | dul | ju, ƀơn, muei | dul | đu |
2 | bar | bar | ra'r | baar | bar | bar | par |
3 | pê | pê | per | păi | pei | pê | |
4 | puăn | puăn | waam | puô | puan, puôn | puôn | |
5 | prăm | prăm | t'rơ̆m, năm | prăm, năm | prăm, pram | jorăm, sơ năm | snăm |
6 | prau | pro | |||||
7 | poh | poh | pops | pŏh | poh | poh | pêh |
8 | pham | pham | |||||
9 | dŭm, sĭn | sĭn | chĭnh | sin | sư̆n, sĭn | sin | |
10 | jât | jât | dư | joơt | măt | jơt |
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