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Kam Muang

Kam Muang

9.9
A Tai language spoken in northern Thailand, for example in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : kam muang
  • Many people in northern Thailand speak Kam Muang with their family and friends.

Examples

  • I learned some phrases in Kam Muang during my trip to Chiang Mai.

  • The cultural festival featured traditional songs performed in Kam Muang.

  • He learned Kam Muang to better communicate with locals in Chiang Mai.

  • The Kam Muang language has unique tonal qualities.

  • He learned Kam Muang to better communicate with locals in Chiang Mai.

  • Many people in northern Thailand speak Kam Muang with their family and friends.

  • The cultural festival featured traditional songs performed in Kam Muang.

Synonyms

Tai Yuan
vsKam Muang
9.9

A language spoken in northern Thailand, especially around Chiang Mai and Lampang

is spoken across several northern provinces including Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai

Surface Forms

Kam Muang singular

Morphology

Kam + muang

This is a proper name for an ethnolinguistic variety (a language/dialect), not a compositional phrase. 'Kam' is not a lexical item here (undefined) and 'muang' meaning 'district/town' does not transparently yield 'a branch of the Tai languages', so a B1 learner knowing the parts would not infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Kam Muang comes from the local words kam meaning 'word' and muang meaning 'town'. It was the name for how people in the old northern city spoke, so today Kam Muang refers to the northern Thai language spoken around Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.