Cuối language
Cuối, known as Thổ,[2] is a dialect cluster spoken by around 70,000 Thổ people in Vietnam and a couple thousand in Laos, mainly in the provinces of Bolikhamsai and Khammouane. PhonologyLàng Lỡ dialectConsonantsThe consonant inventory of the Làng Lỡ dialect, as cited by Michel Ferlus:[3]
Vowels
TonesThere are eight tones in the Làng Lỡ. Tones 1 to 6 are found on sonorant-final syllables (a.k.a. 'live' syllables): syllables ending in a vowel, semi-vowel or nasal. Tones 7 and 8 are found on obstruent-final syllables (a.k.a. 'stopped' syllables), ending in -p -t -c -k.[3] This is a system comparable to that of Vietnamese. VocabularyThe data is from Cuoi Cham vocabulary recordings and the Mon-Khmer Etymological Dictionary.
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