Khuon Sokhamphu | |
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Born | Kampot Province | November 27, 1931
Died | 1975 |
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Language | Khmer, French and German |
Nationality | Cambodian |
Notable works | Le 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]