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Cham, Western

A language of Cambodia

ISO 639-3: cja

Population	290,000 in Cambodia (2006 Ministry of Interior). Population total all countries: 321,020.
Region	Near major cities and along the Mekong. Also in Australia, France, Indonesia (Java and Bali), Libya, Malaysia (Peninsular), Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam, Yemen.
Language map	Cambodia
Alternate names	Cambodian Cham, Cham, New Cham, Tjam
Dialects	Differs somewhat from Eastern Cham [cjm] of central Viet Nam.
Classification	Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Chamic, Coastal, Cham
Writing system	Arabic script. Cham script. Khmer script. Latin script.
Comments	Muslim (Sunni).

Also spoken in:

Thailand

Language name	Cham, Western
Population	4,000 in Thailand.
Region	Ban Khrue, Bangkok; possibly in refugee camps.
Alternate names	Cambodian Cham, Cham, New Cham, Tjam
Language use	Conflicting reports about whether the people in Thailand still speak Cham or have shifted to Central Thai [tha].
Comments	Austro-Asiatic influences. They are thought 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. 4,000 in Saigon.
Region	An Giang, Tay Ninh provinces; Ho Chi Minh City.
Language map	Southern Viet Nam, reference number 98
Alternate names	Cambodian Cham, Cham, Chiem, New Cham, Tjam
Comments	Differs somewhat from Eastern Cham [cjm] of central Viet Nam. Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BAUMGARTNER, Neil I., author. 1998. "A grammar of Western (Cambodian) Cham."

EDMONDSON, Jerold A.; GREGERSON, Kenneth J., authors. 1993. "Western Cham as a register language."

FRIBERG, Barbara, author. 1978. Implementation of an augmented transition network for the Cham language.

FRIBERG, Timothy, compiler. 2012. Vietnam word list (revised): Western Cham.

FRIBERG, Timothy; HOR, Kvoeu, authors. 1977. "Register in Western Cham phonology."

FRIBERG, Timothy; KVOEU-HOR, authors. 1976. Phŭn srăm panuaik Chăm = Bài học tiêng Chàm = Western Cham language lessons.

FRIBERG, Timothy; KVOEU-HOR, authors. 1978. Bôh panuaik Chăm = Ngữ-vựng Chàm = Western Cham vocabulary.

Vernacular Publications

Day srăm baik akhăr chăm 1. 1974.

Day srăm baik akhăr Chăm, saphơu gru, pađơm srăm (Em học vần tiếng Chàm, lớp vỡ-lòng: Phần chỉ-nam). 1974.

Day srăm baik, akhăr Chăm: Saphơu 2, pađơm srăm (Em học vần, tiếng Chàm: Quyển 2, lớp vỡ-lòng). 1974.

Day srăm ngăk lȇc. 1976.