Pearic peoples
Pearic peoples (; from ; also "Por") refers to indigenous groups, including the "Pear", "Samre", "Chong", "Samray", and "Sa'och", which speak one of the Pearic languages and live a sparse existence after years of conflict in Cambodia and Thailand. Pearic groups speak different, but closely related, languages and share many cultural traits that differ markedly from the dominant Khmer and Thai cultures. Ethnography. Pearic peoples include: "Samré" in Pursat Province; "Samray" in Battambang; "Chong" and "Chong-Samré" in Trat Province of eastern Thailand; and "Chong la" and "Chong heap", in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. In the Pear communities in Preah Vihear  Province, the Pear population was estimated to be 299 households (1,674 persons) in 2002. According to the "Pear Samray" people of Kranhung, the Kulen hill region's "Samray" survived because of emigration in the days of the Angkor kingdom. After the 1967 revolt of Samlaut, Pear of the Stung Kranhung area moved to Ta Sanh. While some "Sa'och" live in Cambodia's coastal area, many "Sa'och" from the Kampong Som area were taken captive by the Thais in the 1830s and resettled in Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. Some "Sa'och" show physical characteristics similar to Negritos and in this respect are different  from other Pearic peoples. Martin speculates the "Sa'och" inhabited the higher areas and the "Samré" the lower slopes and flatter areas before the arrival of Khmer from Champassak in about the 6th century. The "Chong" (or "Chhong") are Pearic peoples who live in both Thailand and Cambodia, In Thailand, Chong inhabit Trat Province and Chanthaburi Province. , the Chong in Koh Kong Province, Cambodia are seeking to prevent construction of the Cheay Areng Dam, which would displace local residents. Pearic peoples traditionally cultivate upland rice by the swidden method. They follow traditional religions. Language. The people speak the endangered group of  Pearic languages. Gérard Diffloth (1992) states that the language and customs of the Pear are radically different from other social groups in Cambodia.