Ksingmul language

Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, , ) 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.

• Ksingmul Nghệt: Nà Nghệt Village, Xiêng Khọ District, Sầm NÆ°a Province (Houaphan Province), Laos
• Ksingmul Dạ: Chiềng On Village, Yên Châu District, SÆ¡n La Province, Vietnam
• Ksingmul Đồng

Phonology

Source:

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

References

• Edmondson, Jerold A. 2010. "The Kháng language of Vietnam in comparison to Ksingmul (Xinh-mun)." In Kenneth A. McElhanon and Ger Reesink, A Mosaic of languages and cultures: studies celebrating the career of Karl J. Franklin, 138–154. SIL e-Books, 19. [Dallas]: SIL International. http://www.sil.org/resources/archives/9267

External links

• http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
• Ksingmul in RWAAI Digital Archive