Lamet language

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Lamet language is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Lamet people of northern Laos.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lamet language canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austroasiatic language
natural language
associatedReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

animism
continent Asia
country Laos
countryOfficialStatus not an official language of Laos
ethnicGroup Lamet people
glottologName Lamet
hasAlternativeName Khamet (Lamet)
Lamet
Rmeet
Rmet
hasGlottocode lame1257
hasPhonologicalFeature tonal contrasts or pitch distinctions reported in some descriptions
isEndangered true
ISO639-3Code lbn
languageBranch Eastern Palaungic
languageFamily Austroasiatic
primaryUsage oral communication
region Southeast Asia
riskFactor language shift to Lao
spokenBy Lamet people
spokenIn Laos
northern Laos
subfamily Palaungic languages
usedInDomain home and community
traditional rituals
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palaungic hasLanguage Lamet language
Palaungic languages hasLanguage Lamet language
Proto-Palaungic ancestorOf Lamet language