| Lamet | |
|---|---|
| Rmeet | |
| Khamet (Xmet) | |
| Native to | Laos |
| Ethnicity | Lamet |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1995 census)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lbn |
| Glottolog | lame1256 |
Lamet is a Mon–Khmer language of Laos. There are also one hundred speakers in Lampang Province, Thailand, where it is known as Khamet. Lamet speakers call their language [χəmɛːt], or less commonly [kʰəmɛːt].[2]
Lamet of Lampang was originally spoken in Takluh village north of Namtha in Laos.
A closely related variety called Lua' is spoken in Ban Pang Chok (Ban Lua), Wiang Pa Pao District, southern Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.[3]
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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| Plosive | p | t | c | k | ʔ |
| Fricative | f | s | ɣ | h | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Approximant | w | r, l | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | ɯ ɯː | u uː |
| Near-high | ɪ ɪː | ə əː | ʊ ʊː |
| Mid | e eː | ʌ ʌː | o oː |
| Low | ɛ ɛː | a aː | ɑ ɑː |
Lamet also has two tones[3]; high and low.
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