Kmhmu'
Khmu
Austroasiatic (Khmuic)
Data sourced from langmap wordmap_seo.json (generated 2026-06-21). ISO 639-3 code: xkk (not kjg). Language: Khmu (Kammu), primary language of Khmu people, one of largest minority groups in Laos. Family: Austroasiatic (Mon-Khmer, Khmuic branch). Register language with two phonation types (clear vs. breathy/tense) rather than tonal contrast. Coordinates represent approximate center of speech area. Surface forms provided in standard Latin romanization per Svantesson (1983) and Ethnologue. IPA trans [Provisional - limited documentation; readings pending native-speaker verification.]
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Khmu
Water
ɔm
/ʔɔm/
Fire
ʔus
/ʔus/
Sun
maŋ
/maŋ/
Moon
kee
/keː/
Mother
mɔɔʔ
/mɔːʔ/
Father
ʔaaʔ
/ʔaːʔ/
Eat
caa
/tʃaː/
Drink
ɲɔɔp
/ɲɔːp/
Love
kɔɔh
/kɔːh/
Heart
kruɛŋ
/kruɛŋ/
Tree
cmuul
/tʃmuːl/
House
kaaŋ
/kaːŋ/
Dog
cɔ
/tʃɔ/
Cat
meeo
/meːo/
Hand
tii
/tiː/
Eye
ŋtaa
/ŋtaː/
Hello
lɔh
/lɔh/
Thank you
ɔrkun
/ʔɔrkun/
One
muei
/muei/
Good
gee
/ɡeː/
Words compared
Compared with related Austroasiatic (Khmuic) languages
| Meaning | Khmu | Khmu | Parauk Wa | Shwe Palaung | Mlabri | Jiamao | Wa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ɔm /ʔɔm/ | ɔm /ʔɔm/ | tʃɔː /tʃɔː/ | ʔoːm /ʔoːm/ | om /om/ | noːm /noːm/ | rom /rɔm/ |
| Fire | ʔus /ʔus/ | ʔus /ʔus/ | miː /miː/ | ŋal /ŋal/ | ʔus /ʔus/ | hoːi /hoːi/ | ngo /ŋo/ |
| Sun | maŋ /maŋ/ | maŋ /maŋ/ | waː /waː/ | saŋi /saŋi/ | ŋay /ŋai/ | mau /mau/ | cangaiʔ /tʃaŋaiʔ/ |
| Moon | kee /keː/ | kee /keː/ | lɔː /lɔː/ | kɨr /kɨr/ | thel /tʰel/ | naː /naː/ | khaiʔ /kʰaiʔ/ |
| Mother | mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ | mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ | maː /maː/ | mɛʔ /mɛʔ/ | mɛʔ /mɛʔ/ | miə /miə/ | yaʔ /jaʔ/ |
| Father | ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ | ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ | pʰaː /pʰaː/ | paʔ /paʔ/ | paʔ /paʔ/ | paː /paː/ | paiʔ /paiʔ/ |
| Eat | caa /tʃaː/ | caa /tʃaː/ | sɛː /sɛː/ | cha /tʃa/ | ʔiʔ /ʔiʔ/ | kɛːn /kɛːn/ | cha /tʃa/ |
| Drink | ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ | ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ | pə /pə/ | ʔoːk /ʔoːk/ | ʔaa /ʔaː/ | ɲom /ɲom/ | ɔk /ɔk/ |
| Love | kɔɔh /kɔːh/ | kɔɔh /kɔːh/ | rəŋ /rəŋ/ | ʔiŋ /ʔiŋ/ | kraʔ /kraʔ/ | kʰaː /kʰaː/ | hak /hak/ |
| Heart | kruɛŋ /kruɛŋ/ | kruɛŋ /kruɛŋ/ | sɛɛ /sɛɛ/ | rɔŋ /rɔŋ/ | kɛm /kɛm/ | kə /kə/ | nuim /nuim/ |
| Tree | cmuul /tʃmuːl/ | cmuul /tʃmuːl/ | tʰɔː /tʰɔː/ | siʔ /siʔ/ | tɔn /tɔn/ | mai /mai/ | maiʔ /maiʔ/ |
| House | kaaŋ /kaːŋ/ | kaaŋ /kaːŋ/ | miː /miː/ | ɲɛh /ɲɛh/ | tu /tu/ | vɛn /vɛn/ | nyiex /ɲiɛʔ/ |
| Dog | cɔ /tʃɔ/ | cɔ /tʃɔ/ | kʰɔː /kʰɔː/ | so /so/ | cɛn /tɕɛn/ | mɛ /mɛ/ | so /so/ |
| Cat | meeo /meːo/ | meeo /meːo/ | mɛː /mɛː/ | mioʔ /mioʔ/ | meo /meo/ | miau /miau/ | meo /meo/ |
| Hand | tii /tiː/ | tii /tiː/ | miːk /miːk/ | tiː /tiː/ | tiʔ /tiʔ/ | baː /baː/ | tai /tai/ |
| Eye | ŋtaa /ŋtaː/ | ŋtaa /ŋtaː/ | miːn /miːn/ | ŋai /ŋai/ | mɔt /mɔt/ | ta /ta/ | ngai /ŋai/ |
| Hello | lɔh /lɔh/ | lɔh /lɔh/ | sawʔdiː /sawʔdiː/ | vaː piə /vaː piə/ | hahɔ /haho/ | niː /niː/ | sao /sao/ |
| Thank you | ɔrkun /ʔɔrkun/ | ɔrkun /ʔɔrkun/ | tʰɔk /tʰɔk/ | kun cɔm /kun tʃɔm/ | knɔŋ /knoŋ/ | χaːi /χaːi/ | ban prix /ban priʔ/ |
| One | muei /muei/ | muei /muei/ | tʃit /tʃit/ | mu /mu/ | mɔy /mɔi/ | tsuː /tsuː/ | ti /ti/ |
| Good | gee /ɡeː/ | gee /ɡeː/ | jɔː /jɔː/ | ʔɔm /ʔɔm/ | laʔ /laʔ/ | pʰaː /pʰaː/ | dim /dim/ |
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