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Mon–Khmer dialect continuum of Southeast Asia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruu (also spelled Bru, B'ru, Baru, Brou) is a Mon–Khmer dialect continuum spoken by the Bru people of mainland Southeast Asia. Sô and Khua are dialects.[2]
There are various local and dialect designations for Bru (Sidwell 2005:11).
The distribution of the Bru language spreads north and northeast from Salavan, Laos, through Savannakhet, Khammouane, and Bolikhamsai, and over into neighboring Thailand and Vietnam (Sidwell 2005:11). In Vietnam, Brâu (Braò) is spoken in Đắk Mế, Bờ Y commune, Đắk Tô District, Kon Tum Province.[3]
Thailand has the following Western Bru dialects (Choo, et al. 2012).
The following Bru subgroups are found in Quảng Bình Province (Phan 1998).[5]
Below is a comparative vocabulary of Vân Kiêu, Măng Coong, Tri, and Khùa from Phan (1998:479-480),[5] with words transcribed in Vietnamese orthography.
Gloss | Vân Kiêu | Măng Coong | Tri | Khùa | Vietnamese |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
one | mui | muôi | một | ||
two | bar | hai | |||
three | pei | ba | |||
four | pon | bốn | |||
five | shăng | t'shăng | năm | ||
hair | sok | tóc | |||
eye | mat | mắt | |||
nose | lyu | mu | mũi | ||
sky | plang | giang | trời | ||
ground | kute | katek | k'tek | đất | |
water | dơ | do | nước | ||
fish | sia | cá | |||
bird | cham | chim | |||
water buffalo | trick | trâu | |||
cattle | ntro | tro | bò |
The consonant sounds in both East and West dialects consist of the following:[6]
Vowel sounds may also be distinguished using breathy voice:
Nasal vowel sounds may occur in the Western Bru dialect:
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