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]
| Lamet | |
|---|---|
| Rmeet | |
| Khamet (Xmet) | |
| Native to | Laos |
| Ethnicity | Lamet |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lbn |
| Glottolog | lame1256 |
Locations
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
| 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 |
| 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 |
References
- 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. The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal 11. 35-45.
External links
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66ED-E@view Lamet in RWAAI Digital Archive