Bahnaric languages

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Bahnaric
Geographic
distribution:		 Indochina
Genetic
classification:		 Austro-Asiatic
 Mon-Khmer
  Eastern
   Bahnaric
Subdivisions:
Central Bahnaric
North Bahnaric
West Bahnaric

The Bahnaric languages are a group of about thirty Mon-Khmer languages spoken by about 700,000 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Internal diversity suggests that the family broke up about 3000 years ago.

  • West Bahnaric: a dialect chain to the west of North Bahnaric, including Brao, Lave, Jru’, Nyaheun, Oi, etc.
  • Central Bahnaric: a language family divided by the Chamic languages
    • Alak
    • Cua
    • West Central: Kasseng/Taliang, Yaeh
    • South Central: to the southwest of Chamic:

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