Pearic languages
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The Pearic languages (alternatively called the Chongic languages[1]) are a group of endangered languages of the Eastern Mon–Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken by Pear people (the Por, the Samré, the Samray, the Suoy, and the Chong) living in western Cambodia and eastern Thailand.[2][3]
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Chongic | |
Geographic distribution | Indochina |
Linguistic classification | Austroasiatic
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Proto-language | Proto-Pearic |
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Glottolog | pear1246 |
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Pearic languages are remnants of the aboriginal languages of much of Cambodia, but have dwindled in numbers due to assimilation. "Pear" is a pejorative term meaning 'slave' or 'caste'.