| Ksingmul | |
|---|---|
| Puoc | |
| Xinh Mun | |
| Native to | Vietnam, Laos |
| Ethnicity | Ksingmul people |
Native speakers | (27,000 cited 1999 & 2005 censuses)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | puo |
| Glottolog | puoc1238 |
Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, Vietnamese: Xinh Mun, Chinese: 欣门语) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Ksingmul peopleofVietnam and Laos.
Jerold Edmondson (2010: 144), citing Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, et al. (1972: 254 ff.), lists 3 major varieties of Ksingmul. Ksingmul Nghệt is the most conservative variety.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
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| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Stop | plain | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
| voiced | b | d | g | |||
| Fricative | plain | s | h | |||
| voiced | zʲ | |||||
| Approximant | w | l | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
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| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Diphthong | iə | ɨə | uə |
| Mid | ə | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔː | |
| Open | ä |
All monophthongs can be long or short, apart from /ɔː/ which can only be long.
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