Lamet language

Lamet
Rmeet
Khamet (Xmet)
Native toLaos
EthnicityLamet
Native speakers
(20,000 cited 1995 census)
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].

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.

Phonology

Consonants
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
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; high and low.

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. Mon-Khmer Studies 11. 35-45.