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A list of key readings about Jarai language.
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Jarai Lexicons

  • Lafont, Pierre-Bernard (1968). Lexique Français-Jarai-Viêtnamien (parler de la Province de Plei Ku). École Francçaise D’extrême-Orient. 
Lafont's lexicon is organized by the French words, with Jarai and Vietnamese glosses given for each entry. This lexicon appears to be the most complete and authoritative available for Jarai. It includes a very brief description of Jarai speech sounds and grammar (in French).
  • Nicolle, R. (1940). Lexique Français-Jaray et Jaray-Français. Imprimerie G. Taupin & Cie. 
Apparently the first published Jarai lexicon, Nicolle's work is seldom cited. In the first part, entries are alphabetical by French, and in the second by Jarai.
  • Tín, Phạm Xuân (1955). Đa-ngữ tiểu từ-điển (lexique polyglotte). Hội-thánh Tin-lành. 
This lexicon is cited more often than Lafont, probably because it predates it and also because it was used by Lee. Entries are alphabetized by the Vietnamese words, with Jarai, Chru, and French glosses. A short description of grammar is given at the end of the Lexicon (in French); it appears to cover more features of Jarai than Lafont's grammar section.