The 'Pearic languages' are a group of endangered languages of the
Austro-Asiatic language family. They are remnants of the aboriginal languages of much of
Cambodia, but have dwindled in numbers due to slavery, pogroms, and assimilation. "Pear" means
slave caste.
★ 'Eastern' (
Pear)
★ 'Western' (
Suoy,
Samre,
Somray,
Chong,
Sa'och)
External links
★
SEAlang Project: Mon-Khmer languages. The Pearic Branch