Koho language


Kơho is a South Bahnaric language spoken by the Kơho people, mainly in the Lâm Đồng Province of Vietnam.
The autonym of the Kơho people is kon cau while Kơho is a Cham exonym.

Subgroups and dialects

There are at least twelve Kơho dialect groups for the area: Chil ; Kalop ; Kơyon ; Làc ; Mà ; Nồp ; Pru; Ryông Tô ; Sop, Sre ; Talà ; and Tring. Although Mạ/Maa is a Koho dialect group, the Mạ people identify as a separate ethnic group.

Phonology

Data below are from Olsen.

Consonants

Initial consonants

Compounding

Compounding is a common way of coining new words in Koho. Some examples:
One of the more productive prefixes in Sre is the causative tơn-, converts intransitive
verbs to causative verbs. If the prefixed verbs have a nasal initial, then the nasal cluster avoidance rule applied.
WordMeaningPrefixed formMeaning
duh to be hottơnduh to make hot
chơt to dietơnchơt to kill
ring to be flat, level, equaltơnring to equalize, make right
mut to entertơmut to make enter
muu to descend, go downtơmuu to make descend, to lower