ភាសាខ្មែរ (Surin)

Northern Khmer

Austroasiatic (Khmeric)

FamilyAustroasiatic (Khmeric) Speakers~1.4M ScriptThai / Khmer CountriesThailand (Surin, Sisaket, Buriram) Official inNo (recognized minority) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3kxm

Northern Khmer (Khmer Surin) is the variety of Khmer spoken in northeastern Thailand by descendants of the medieval Khmer Empire. It diverged from Central Khmer through extensive Thai and Lao contact and shows distinctive phonological developments.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Northern Khmer

Water

ទឹក

/tək/

Fire

ភ្លើង

/pʰlɤːŋ/

Sun

ថ្ងៃ

/tŋai/

Moon

ខែ

/kʰae/

Mother

ម៉ែ

/maɛ/

Father

ប៉ា

/paː/

Eat

ស៊ី

/siː/

Drink

ផឹក

/pʰək/

Love

ស្រឡាញ់

/sralaɲ/

Heart

ចិត្ត

/tɕit/

Tree

ដើមឈើ

/daəm tʃʰəː/

House

ផ្ទះ

/ptʰeah/

Dog

ឆ្កែ

/tʃʰkae/

Cat

ឆ្មា

/tʃʰmaː/

Hand

ដៃ

/daj/

Eye

ភ្នែក

/pʰnɛːk/

Hello

សួស្តី

/suːəsdəj/

Thank you

អរគុណ

/ʔɔːkun/

One

មួយ

/muːj/

Good

ល្អ

/lʔɑː/

Words compared

Compared with related Austroasiatic (Khmeric) languages

Meaning Northern KhmerOld KhmerKhmerKhmuBagriJiamaoSwedish
Water ទឹក /tək/ ទឹក /tik/ ទឹក /tɨk/ ɔm /ʔɔm/ पाणी /paːɳiː/ noːm /noːm/ vatten /vatːɛn/
Fire ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ʔus /ʔus/ आग /aːɡ/ hoːi /hoːi/ eld /ɛld/
Sun ថ្ងៃ /tŋai/ ព្រះអាទិត្យ /preh ʔaːtit/ ព្រះអាទិត្យ /prĕəh ʔaːtɨt/ maŋ /maŋ/ सूरज /suːraj/ mau /mau/ sol /suːl/
Moon ខែ /kʰae/ ខែ /kʰae/ ព្រះចន្ទ /prĕəh cɑn/ kee /keː/ चंदो /tʃando/ naː /naː/ måne /moːnɛ/
Mother ម៉ែ /maɛ/ មាតា /maːtaː/ ម៉ែ /mæː/ mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ माय /maːj/ miə /miə/ mamma /mamːa/
Father ប៉ា /paː/ បិតា /pitaː/ ប៉ា /paː/ ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ बाप /baːp/ paː /paː/ pappa /papːa/
Eat ស៊ី /siː/ ស៊ី /siː/ ញ៉ាំ /ɲam/ caa /tʃaː/ खावणो /kʰaːʋɳo/ kɛːn /kɛːn/ äta /ɛːta/
Drink ផឹក /pʰək/ ផឹក /pʰək/ ផឹក /pʰək/ ɲɔɔp /ɲɔːp/ पीवणो /piːʋɳo/ ɲom /ɲom/ dricka /drɪkːa/
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