Lamet language

{{Infobox language

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|altname=Rmeet

|nativename=Khamet (Xmet)

|states=Laos

|ethnicity=Lamet

|speakers=20,000

|date=1995 census

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Austro-Asiatic

|fam2=Khasi–Palaungic

|fam3=Palaungic

|fam4=

|iso3=lbn

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|glottorefname=Lamet

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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].Conver, Lynn C. 1999. "A Sketch of the Phonology of a Lamet Dialect." In Mon-Khmer Studies, 29: 35-56.

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

Phonology

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Consonants ! !Labial !Alveolar !Palatal !Velar !Glottal
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Fricative \|{{IPA link\|f}} \|{{IPA link\|s}} \| \|{{IPA link\|ɣ}} \|{{IPA link\|h}}
Nasal \|{{IPA link\|m}} \|{{IPA link\|n}} \| \|{{IPA link\|ŋ}} \|
Approximant \|{{IPA link\|w}} \|{{IPA link\|r}}, {{IPA link\|l}} \|{{IPA link\|j}} \| \|

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|+Consonants

|{{IPA link|p}}

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|{{IPA link|k}}

|{{IPA link|ʔ}}

Fricative

|{{IPA link|f}}

|{{IPA link|s}}

|{{IPA link|ɣ}}

|{{IPA link|h}}

Nasal

|{{IPA link|m}}

|{{IPA link|n}}

|{{IPA link|ŋ}}

Approximant

|{{IPA link|w}}

|{{IPA link|r}}, {{IPA link|l}}

|{{IPA link|j}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Vowels ! !Front !Central !Back
High \|{{IPA link\|i}} {{IPA link\|iː}} \|{{IPA link\|ɯ}} {{IPA link\|ɯː}} \|{{IPA link\|u}} {{IPA link\|uː}}
Near-high \|{{IPA link\|ɪ}} {{IPA link\|ɪː}} \|{{IPA link\|ə}} {{IPA link\|əː}} \|{{IPA link\|ʊ}} {{IPA link\|ʊː}}
Mid \|{{IPA link\|e}} {{IPA link\|eː}} \|{{IPA link\|ʌ}} {{IPA link\|ʌː}} \|{{IPA link\|o}} {{IPA link\|oː}}
Low \|{{IPA link\|ɛ}} {{IPA link\|ɛː}} \|{{IPA link\|a}} {{IPA link\|aː}} \|{{IPA link\|ɑ}} {{IPA link\|ɑː}}

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|+Vowels

|{{IPA link|i}} {{IPA link|iː}}

|{{IPA link|ɯ}} {{IPA link|ɯː}}

|{{IPA link|u}} {{IPA link|uː}}

Near-high

|{{IPA link|ɪ}} {{IPA link|ɪː}}

|{{IPA link|ə}} {{IPA link|əː}}

|{{IPA link|ʊ}} {{IPA link|ʊː}}

Mid

|{{IPA link|e}} {{IPA link|eː}}

|{{IPA link|ʌ}} {{IPA link|ʌː}}

|{{IPA link|o}} {{IPA link|oː}}

Low

|{{IPA link|ɛ}} {{IPA link|ɛː}}

|{{IPA link|a}} {{IPA link|aː}}

|{{IPA link|ɑ}} {{IPA link|ɑː}}

Lamet also has two tones; high and low.

References

Narumol, Charoenma. 1980. The sound systems of Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. MA thesis, Mahidol University.
Narumol, Charoenma. 1982. The phonologies of a Lampang Lamet and Wiang Papao Lua. Mon-Khmer Studies 11. 35-45.

External links

http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66ED-E@view Lamet in RWAAI Digital Archive

Category:Palaungic languages

Category:Languages of Laos