Lamet | |
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Rmeet | |
Khamet (Xmet) | |
Native to | Laos |
Ethnicity | Lamet |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995 census)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lbn |
Glottolog | lame1256 |
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].[2]
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.[3]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
Stop | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
Continuant | w | l,r | j | ɣ(ɰ?) | |
Fricative | f | s | h |