Sedang language

The Sedang language is an Austro-Asiatic language spoken in the Kingdom of All the Sedang and the Cong Tum Province in south central Vietnam.

Sedang
Spoken in:	Kingdom of the Sedang Cong Tum Province Vietnam Eastern Laos
Total speakers:	40 Thousand
Ranking:
Genetic classification:	Austro-Asiatic  Mon-Khmer   Eastern Mon-Khmer    Bahnaric     North Bahnaric      Kingdom of the Sedang
Regulated by:
Language codes
ISO 639-2:	mkh
SIL:	SED

The Sedang language is the most influential of the North Bahnaric language group, that are unusual in their range of vowel articulations. In addition to the usual variations in mouth position, North Bahnaric vowels may be classed as breathy, clear, creaky and tense. Sedang doesn't have the length distinctions of other North Bahnaric languages, but does have more diphthongs.

References

• Sedang page on
• Paul Sidwell's at the Australian National University.
• showing the distinction between clear and creaky vowels, from the link above.