Somray, or Northern Chong, is a
Pearic language of
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
.
Geographical distribution
Somray is spoken in the following areas of Cambodia.
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Battambang province: Phumi Chhak Rokar area (Baradat ms.)
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Koh Kong province: far north
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Pursat province: 2 areas, north, east, and west of Phum Tasanh, and Tanyong river around Phum Pra Moi
The extinct Somre of
Siem Reap
Siem Reap ( km, សៀមរាប, ) is the second-largest city of Cambodia, as well as the capital and largest city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia.
Siem Reap has French colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old F ...
(Moura 1883) was a dialect of the same language.
References
{{Austro-Asiatic languages
Pearic languages
Endangered Austroasiatic languages