Initial consonant system in Brao language

Abstract

Brao is an ethnic groug with a very small population in Vietnam. The mother tongue of Brao belongs to the Western Bahnaric group, Bahnaric sub-branch, of Mon-Khmer branch in the Austro-Asiatic language family. This study describes the characteristics of the initial consonant system of Nung Ven language spoken in Dak Me village, Bo Y commune, Ngoc Hoi district,  Kon Tum province, Vietnam, from a synchronic perspective.