Cua language (Austroasiatic)

The Cua language (also known as Bòng Mieu) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken in the Quảng Ngãi and Quảng Nam provinces of Vietnam. Cua dialects include Kol (Kor, Cor, Co, Col, Dot, Yot) and Traw (Tràu, Dong). Maier & Burton (1981) is currently the most extensive Cua dictionary to date.

Cua
Native to	Vietnam
Native speakers	12,000 (2007)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Bahnaric East Bahnaric Cua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cua
Glottolog	cuaa1241

Classification

Paul Sidwell (2009) considers Cua to constitute an independent primary branch of Bahnaric, which he calls East Bahnaric. Cua has also had extensive contact with North Bahnaric languages. However, Sidwell (2002) had previously classified Cua as a Central Bahnaric language.

Phonology

The phonology of Cua, as cited by Sidwell (based on Maier 1969):^[2]

Consonants

		Bilabial		Alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Plosive	aspirated	pʰ		tʰ				kʰ
	voiceless	p		t		c		k		ʔ
	voiced	b		d		ɟ		ɡ
	implosive	ɓ		ɗ
Nasal		m		n		ɲ		ŋ
Fricative				s						h
Approximant		w		l r ʰl		j

Vowels

	Front		Central		Back
	short	long	short	long	short	long
Close	i	iː	ɨ	ɨː	u	uː
Close-mid	e	eː			o	oː
Open-mid	ɛ	ɛː	ə	əː	ɔ	ɔː
Open			a	aː