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Lamet language
Lamet
Rmeet
Khamet (Xmet)
Native toLaos
EthnicityLamet
Native speakers
(20,000 cited 1995 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbn
Glottologlame1256

Lamet is a Mon–Khmer language of Laos. There are also one hundred speakers in Lampang Province, Thailand, where it is known as Khamet. Lamet speakers call their language [χəmɛːt], or less commonly [kʰəmɛːt].[2]

Locations

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Lamet of Lampang was originally spoken in Takluh village north of Namtha in Laos.

A closely related variety called Lua' is spoken in Ban Pang Chok (Ban Lua), Wiang Pa Pao District, southern Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.[3]

Phonology

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Consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive p t c k ʔ
Fricative f s ɣ h
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w r, l j
Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i iː ɯ ɯː u uː
Near-high ɪ ɪː ə əː ʊ ʊː
Mid e eː ʌ ʌː o oː
Low ɛ ɛː a aː ɑ ɑː

Lamet also has two tones;[3] high and low.

References

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  1. ^ Lamet at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Conver, Lynn C. 1999. "A Sketch of the Phonology of a Lamet Dialect." In Mon-Khmer Studies, 29: 35-56.
  3. ^ a b c d Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. Mon-Khmer Studies 11. 35-45.
  • Narumol, Charoenma. 1980. The sound systems of Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. MA thesis, Mahidol University.
  • Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. Mon-Khmer Studies 11. 35-45.
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