Ksingmul language

Ksingmul
Puoc
Xinh Mun
Native toVietnam, Laos
EthnicityKsingmul people
Native speakers
(27,000 cited 1999 & 2005 censuses)
Language codes
ISO 639-3puo
Glottologpuoc1238

Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, Vietnamese: Xinh Mun, Chinese: 欣门语) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Ksingmul people of Vietnam and Laos.

Varieties

Jerold Edmondson (2010: 144), citing Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, et al. (1972: 254 ff.), lists 3 major varieties of Ksingmul. Ksingmul Nghệt is the most conservative variety.

Phonology

Source:

Ksingmul Consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Stop plain p t c k ʔ
aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ
voiced b d g
Fricative plain s h
voiced zʲ
Approximant w l
Ksingmul Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Diphthong iə ɨə uə
Mid ə o
Open-mid ɛ ɔː
Open ä

All monophthongs can be long or short, apart from /ɔː/ which can only be long.

References

  1. ↑ Ksingmul at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Dmitry Nikolaev. 2019. Ksingmul sound inventory (EA). In: Moran, Steven & McCloy, Daniel (eds.)