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Chong

Phylum: Mon-Khmer

Genus: Pearic

Lat/lon: 12.52, 102.51

ISO code: cog

Consonants

Basic short series

bilabiallabio-velaralveolarpalatalvelarglottal
stopp, b, pʰt, d, tʰc, cʰk, kʰʔ
trillr
fricativesh
nasalmnɲŋ
approximantwj
lateral approximantl

Vowels

Basic short series

frontcentralback
closeiɨu
close-mideo
midə
open-midɛɔ
opena

Long series

frontcentralback
closeɨː
close-mid
midəː
open-midɛːɔː
open

Diphthongs

/iə/, /ɨə/, /uə/

Licit initial clusters

kl, kw, kʰr, kʰw, pl, pr, pʰl, pʰr

Licit finals

p, t, c, k, ʔ, m, n, ɲ, ŋ, w, l, r, j, h

Licit syllabic templates

(CVC)(CCə)C(C)V(C)

Source: Premsrirat, Suwilai & Rojanakul, Nattamon. 2014. Chong. In Sidwell, Paul, and Mathias Jenny (eds.), The Handbook of Austroasiatic Languages. Leiden: Brill. 603-640.

Contributed by: Chingduang Yurayong (jang905@hotmail.com)