Cham, Eastern
A language of Viet Nam
| Population | 72,900 in Viet Nam (2002). Population total all countries: 73,820. |
| Region | Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Dong Nai provinces; Ho Chi Minh City. Also in United States. |
| Language map |
Southern Viet Nam, reference number 17 |
| Alternate names | Bhamam, Chiem, Chiem Thành, Tjam |
| Classification | Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East, Chamic, Coastal, Cham |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 60%. Radio programs. Bible portions: 1973. |
| Writing system | Cham script. Latin script. |
| Comments | An official ethnic community. Remnants of a once-powerful kingdom. Austro-Asiatic influences. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Hindu, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BLOOD, David L., author. 1962. "A problem in Cham sonorants."
BLOOD, David L., author. 1964. "Applying the criteria of patterning in Cham phonology."
BLOOD, David L., author. 1964. Phonological units in Cham.
BLOOD, David L., author. 1977. "A three-dimensional analysis of Cham sentences."
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1961. "Women’s speech characteristics in Cham."
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1962. "Reflexes of Proto-Malayopolynesian in Cham."
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1977. "Clause and sentence final particles in Cham."
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1978. "Some aspects of Cham discourse structure."
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1980. "Aspects of Cham culture."
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BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1980. "The script as a cohesive factor in Cham society."
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BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1980. Cham literacy: the struggle between old and new (a case study).
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1981. Content and structure in Cham legends.
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 1985. Cham script in a revival movement.
BLOOD, Doris E., author. 2008. "The ascendancy of the Cham script: how a literacy workshop became the catalyst."
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BRUNELLE, Marc, author. 2005. "Register and tone in Eastern Cham: evidence from a word game."
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EDMONDSON, Jerold A.; GREGERSON, Kenneth J.; PHU Van Han, authors. 1992. "Eastern Cham as a tone language."
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LEE, Ernest W., author. 1966. Proto-Chamic phonologic word and vocabulary.
LEE, Ernest W., author. 1977. "Introduction [to Chamic studies]."
THURGOOD, Graham, author. 1993. "Phan Rang Cham and Utsat: Tonogenetic themes and variants."
Vernacular Publications
Aday bach akhăr Cham birau 7-26 (Bộ bảng treo em học vần tiếng Cham). 1972.
Aday bach akhăr Chăm birau, tăl birau bach: Tapŭk gru (Em hoc vần, lớp vỡ-lòng: Phần chỉ-nam). 1971.
Aday bach akhăr Chăm birau, tapŭk 1-3 (Em học vần: quyển 1-3). 1970.
Em học vần, lớp một (Phần học sinh, tiếng Chàm). 1971.
Sram akhar Cham, tapuk 1, 2 (Học tiếng Chàm, tập 1, 2). 1962.
Tapŭk il-limô: Tăl tha (Em tìm-hiểu khoa-học: Lớp một). 1971.
Tapŭk katih gru, tăl birau bach: Tapŭk gru (Em học toán, lớp vỡ lòng: Phần chỉ nam). 1971.
Tapŭk khĭk prưn-yawa: Tăl tha (Sách vệ sinh: Lớp một). 1971.
Tapŭk pato adăt: Tăl tha (Em tập tính tốt: Lớp một). 1971.
Tapŭk tana-rakun Chăm (Phong-tục tập quán của người Chàm). 1973.

