Pearic languages

Pearic
Chongic
Geographic
distribution
Indochina
Linguistic classificationAustroasiatic
  • Pearic
Proto-languageProto-Pearic
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologpear1246

  Pearic

The Pearic languages (alternatively called the Chongic languages[1]) are a group of endangered languages of the Eastern Mon–Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken by Pear people (the Por, the Samré, the Samray, the Suoy, and the Chong) living in western Cambodia and eastern Thailand.[2][3]

Pearic languages are remnants of the aboriginal languages of much of Cambodia, but have dwindled in numbers due to assimilation. "Pear" is a pejorative term meaning 'slave' or 'caste'.

  1. ^ Sidwell, Paul. 2019. Proto-Pearic and the role of vowel height in register formation. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics (ICAAL8), Chiang Mai, Thailand, August 29-31, 2019.
  2. ^ Ironside, Jeremy (April 2005). "Overview of the distribution of Pear (Por) people in Cambodia". ngoforum.org. Archived from the original on Jul 24, 2011. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  3. ^ "Pearic languages". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2007-11-19.