Misplaced Pages

Part of a series on the
Khmer language
Aspects
Phonology Grammar Alphabet Keyboard Numerals Literature
Dialects
Overview Northern Khmer Western Khmer Khmer Khe
Stages
Proto-Khmeric Old Khmer Middle Khmer
v t e

Western Khmer, also known as Cardamom Khmer or Chanthaburi Khmer, is the dialect of the Khmer language spoken by the Khmer people native to the Cardamom Mountains on both sides of the border between western Cambodia (Pailin Province) and eastern Central Thailand (Chanthaburi Province). Developing in an historically isolated region, Western Khmer is the only dialect of modern Khmer to conserve the Middle Khmer phonation contrast of breathy voice versus modal voice that has been all but lost in the other dialects.

Phonology

Consonants

(f) in loan words

Vowels

References

1. ^ Wayland & Jongman. Chanthaburi Vowels: Phonetic and Phonemic Analyses, Mon-Khmer Studies 31:65-82
2. Acoustic correlates of breathy and clear vowels: the case of Khmer. Journal of Phonetics 31 (2003). pp 181-201

v t e Languages of Thailand
Official language	Thai
Other Thais	Lao–Phutai Isan Phu Thai Chiang Saen Northern Thai Tai Lü Phuan Thai Song Sukhothai Southern Thai Northwestern Khün Shan Tai Nüa
Minority by languages groups	Austroasiatic Bru Chong Chung Jahai Kensiu Khmer Northern Western Kintaq Kuy Mlabri Mon Nyah Kur Palaung Ten'edn Thavung Vietnamese Austronesian Cham Malay Bangkok Malay Pattani Malay Satun Malay Moken Moklen Urak Lawoi’ Hmong-Mien Hmong Iu Mien Sino-Tibetan Akha Eastern Pwo Lisu Sinitic Cantonese Teochew Hakka Hokkien Hainanese Hokchew Nuosu Mpi Northern Pwo Phrae Pwo Red Karen (Eastern Kayah) S'gaw Karen Ugong
Non-Indigenous	Immigrant language Burmese Hindi Punjabi Russian Southwestern Mandarin Working language English Japanese Korean
Sign languages	Thai Sign Language Ban Khor Sign

• v
• t
• e

This Cambodia-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Languages of Cambodia
• Languages of Thailand
• Khmer language
• Austroasiatic language stubs
• Cambodia stubs