Khuon Sokhamphu

Khuon Sokhamphu
Born(1931-11-27)November 27, 1931
Kampot Province
Died1975
Occupation
  • Writer
LanguageKhmer, French and German
NationalityCambodian
Notable worksLe système phonétique de la langue khmère

Khuon Sokhampu was a Cambodian linguist and phonetics scholar, who was among the many intellectuals who were exterminated by the Khmer Rouge regime. Along with Iv Koeus and Keng Vannsak, Khuon Sokhamphu was one of the three pioneers of Khmer linguistics and grammar.[1]

  1. ^ Thel, Thong (1985). "Language planning and language policy of Cambodia" (PDF). Pacific Linguistics. 67: 111.