Pearic languages
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| Pearic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
Indo-China |
| Genetic classification: |
Austro-Asiatic Nuclear Mon-Khmer Khmero-Vietic Khmero-Bahnaric Khmeric Pearic |
| Subdivisions: |
Western Pearic
Eastern Pearic
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| ISO 639-2 and 639-5: | pcb |
The Pearic languages are a group of endangered languages of the Eastern Mon-Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken by Pear people (the Por, the Samré, the Samray, the Suoy, and the Chong) living in western Cambodia and southeastern Thailand.[1][2]
Pearic languages are remnants of the aboriginal languages of much of Cambodia, but have dwindled in numbers due to slavery, pogroms, and assimilation. "Pear" is a pejorative term meaning slave or caste.
Pearic languages include:[3]
ISO 639-3: pcb
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Overview of the distribution of Pear (Por) people in Cambodia". ngoforum.org. http://www.ngoforum.org.kh/Land/Docs/Indigenous/Overview.htm#_ftn1. Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
- ^ "Pearic languages". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9058873/Pearic-languages. Retrieved on 2007-11-19.
- ^ "Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Pearic". ethnologue. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=91040. Retrieved on 2007-10-12.
[edit] External links
- Pearic languages on Ethnologue
- SEAlang Project: Mon-Khmer languages. The Pearic Branch
- Pear and Por vocabulary words
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