Pear
Pear is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Cambodia. Glottolog rates it moribund.
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Pear is an endangered Austroasiatic language of Cambodia. "Pear" (French Péâr) is a pejorative term for the historical slave caste of the Khmer, but nonetheless is the usual term in the literature. Pear is spoken in 3–4 villages of Rovieng District, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia according to Ethnologue.
Sidwell (2009), citing Baradat (ms), considers Pear of Kompong Thom to be the most divergent Pearic language.
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Words in Pear
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | rosim* | |
| name | roneN* | |
| eye | mat* | |
| ear | pralaN* | |
| nose | mus* | |
| tooth | Tmoenh* | |
| tongue | Teltak* | |
| hand | ti* | |
| blood | moham* | |
| bone | TaN* | |
| skin | sbek* | |
| knee | moNkul* | |
| breast | yok* | |
| liver | lom* | |
| water | teak* | |
| fire | phleo* | |
| sun | preahatit* | |
| star | phkay* | |
| stone | thmok* | |
| mountain | knaN* | |
| tree | toem* | |
| leaf | lek* | |
| night | vi* | |
| dog | Ta* | |
| fish | mel* | |
| louse | Thi* | |
| one | muoy* | |
| two | pierl* | |
| I | i5* | |
| you | pu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary
- Chong of ChanthaburiAustroasiatic39% alike
- Sa'ochAustroasiatic27% alike
- Ong-IrAustroasiatic25% alike
- SouAustroasiatic21% alike
- SapuanAustroasiatic21% alike
- Kriang-KhlorAustroasiatic21% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Elsewhere
Glottolog · pear1247 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · pcb