The 'Chamic languages' are a group of ten languages spoken in parts of
Cambodia,
Vietnam, and
Hainan, classified as
Malayic languages in the
Sunda-Sulawesi group of the
Austronesian language family.
Jarai and
Cham (including Western and Eastern) are the most widely spoken out of the nine, with about 230,000 and 280,000 speakers respectively.
Tsat is one of the least spoken with more or less 3,000 speakers.
Languages
The Chamic languages are divided into two branches:
North Chamic languages
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Tsat language
South Chamic languages
Coastal Chamic languages
Cham-Chru Chamic languages
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Western Cham language
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Chru language
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Eastern Cham language
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Roglai language
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Southern Roglai language
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Cacgia Roglai language
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Northern Roglai language
Plateau Chamic languages
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Haroi language
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Jarai language
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Rade language
External links
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Ethnologue entry