Cham, Western
A language of Cambodia
ISO/DIS 639-3: cja
| Population | 220,000 in Cambodia (1992 govt. figure). Population total all countries: 253,100. |
| Region | Near the major cities and along the Mekong. Also spoken in Australia, France, Indonesia, Libya, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, USA, Viet Nam, Yemen. |
| Alternate names | Cambodian Cham, Tjam, Cham, New Cham |
| Dialects | The language differs somewhat from Eastern Cham of central Viet Nam. |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayic, Achinese-Chamic, Chamic, South, Coastal, Cham-Chru |
| Language development | Devanagari script. |
| Comments | Roman script under discussion in USA and elsewhere. Muslim (Sunni). |
Also spoken in:
Thailand
| Language name | Cham, Western |
| Population | 4,000 in Thailand. |
| Region | Ban Khrue, Bangkok, and possibly in refugee camps. |
| Alternate names | Cambodian Cham, Tjam, Cham, New Cham |
| Language use | There are conflicting reports about whether the people in Thailand still speak Cham or have shifted to Central Thai. |
| Comments | Austro-Asiatic influences. They are thought to be remnants of Cham who fought in the Thai army about 200 years ago. Muslim. |
Viet Nam
| Language name | Cham, Western |
| Population | 25,000 in Viet Nam. Population includes 4,000 in Saigon. |
| Region | An Giang and Tay Ninh provinces and Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Alternate names | Cambodian Cham, Tjam, Cham, New Cham, Chiem |
| Comments | The language differs somewhat from Eastern Cham of central Viet Nam. Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Edmondson, Jerold A. and Kenneth J. Gregerson. 1993. "Western Cham as a register language."
Friberg, Barbara. 1978. Implementation of an augmented transition network for the Cham language.
Friberg, Timothy and Kvoeu Hor. 1977. "Register in Western Cham phonology."
Kvoeu-Hor and Timothy Friberg. 1978. Bôh panuaik Chăm = Ngữ-vựng Chàm = Western Cham vocabulary.
Vernacular Publications
Day srăm baik akhăr Chăm, saphơu gru, pađơm srăm (Em học vần tiếng Chàm, lớp vỡ-lòng: Phần chỉ-nam).
Day srăm baik, akhăr Chăm: Saphơu 2, pađơm srăm (Em học vần, tiếng Chàm: Quyển 2, lớp vỡ-lòng).