ភាសាខ្មែរ (Surin)

Northern Khmer

Austroasiatic (Khmeric)

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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

31 core words in Northern Khmer

Water

ទឹក

/tək/

Fire

ភ្លើង

/pʰlɤːŋ/

Sun

ថ្ងៃ

/tŋai/

Moon

ខែ

/kʰae/

Star

ផ្កាយ

/pkaːj/

Mother

ម៉ែ

/maɛ/

Father

ប៉ា

/paː/

I

អញ

/ʔaɲ/

You

ឯង

/ʔaeŋ/

Name

ឈ្មោះ

/cmɔh/

Eye

ភ្នែក

/pʰnɛːk/

Hand

ដៃ

/daj/

Heart

ចិត្ត

/tɕit/

Love

ស្រឡាញ់

/sralaɲ/

Tree

ដើមឈើ

/daəm tʃʰəː/

House

ផ្ទះ

/ptʰeah/

Dog

ឆ្កែ

/tʃʰkae/

Cat

ឆ្មា

/tʃʰmaː/

Eat

ស៊ី

/siː/

Drink

ផឹក

/pʰək/

One

មួយ

/muːj/

Two

ពីរ

/piː/

Hello

សួស្តី

/suːəsdəj/

Thank you

អរគុណ

/ʔɔːkun/

Good

ល្អ

/lʔɑː/

Words compared

Compared with related Austroasiatic (Khmeric) languages

Meaning Northern KhmerKhmerOld KhmerKhmuMlabriKuyParauk Wa
Water ទឹក /tək/ ទឹក /tɨk/ ទឹក /tik/ ɔm /ʔɔm/ om /om/ ɗaːʔ /ɗaʔ/ tʃɔː /tʃɔː/
Fire ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ភ្លើង /pʰlɤːŋ/ ʔus /ʔus/ ʔus /ʔus/ fəj /fəj/ miː /miː/
Sun ថ្ងៃ /tŋai/ ព្រះអាទិត្យ /prĕəh ʔaːtɨt/ ព្រះអាទិត្យ /preh ʔaːtit/ maŋ /maŋ/ ŋay /ŋai/ tʰaj /tʰaj/ waː /waː/
Moon ខែ /kʰae/ ព្រះចន្ទ /prĕəh cɑn/ ខែ /kʰae/ kee /keː/ thel /tʰel/ luəŋ /luəŋ/ lɔː /lɔː/
Star ផ្កាយ /pkaːj/ ផ្កាយ /pkaːj/ ផ្កាយ /pkaːj/ sənʔaang /sənʔaːŋ/ smaːŋ /smaːŋ/ simʔaang /simʔaːŋ/ si-ngai /sŋaɪ/
Mother ម៉ែ /maɛ/ ម៉ែ /mæː/ មាតា /maːtaː/ mɔɔʔ /mɔːʔ/ mɛʔ /mɛʔ/ /mə/ maː /maː/
Father ប៉ា /paː/ ប៉ា /paː/ បិតា /pitaː/ ʔaaʔ /ʔaːʔ/ paʔ /paʔ/ /pə/ pʰaː /pʰaː/
I អញ /ʔaɲ/ ខ្ញុំ /kʰɲom/ អញ /ʔaɲ/ /ʔoʔ/ oh /ʔoh/ /ʔaɲ/ ê /ʔɤʔ/
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