Sedang Language

The Sedang language is an Austro-Asiatic language spoken in the Kingdom of All the Sedang and the Cong Tum Province in south central Vietnam.
Sedang
Spoken in:Kingdom of the Sedang
Cong Tum Province Vietnam
Eastern Laos
Total speakers: 40 Thousand
Ranking: 
Genetic
classification:
Austro-Asiatic
 Mon-Khmer
  Eastern Mon-Khmer
   Bahnaric
    North Bahnaric
     Sedang-Todrah
      Sedang
Official status
Official language of:Kingdom of the Sedang
Regulated by: 
Language codes
ISO 639-2: mkh
SIL: SED
The Sedang language is the most influential of the North Bahnaric language group, that are unusual in their range of vowel articulations. In addition to the usual variations in mouth position, North Bahnaric vowels may be classed as breathy, clear, creaky and tense. Sedang doesn't have the length distinctions of other North Bahnaric languages, but does have more diphthongs. Sedang holds the record for the highest number of distinct vowels in a language, with 55 distinct vowel sounds.

References

*Sound sample showing the distinction between clear and creaky vowels, from the link above.

 

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