a Brahmic script. The script has two varieties: Akhar Thrah (Eastern Cham) and Akhar Srak (Western Cham). The Western Cham language is written with the Arabic script or the aforementioned Akhar Srak. Dictionaries The Ming dynasty Chinese Bureau of Translators produced a Chinese-Cham dictionary. John Crawfurd's 1822 work "Journal of an Embassy to the Courts of Siam and Cochin-China" contains a wordlist of the Cham language. See also Cham script Cham people Cham calendar Champa kingdom Notes Further reading Blood, D. L., & Blood, D. (1977). East Cham language. Vietnam data microfiche series, no. VD 51-72. Huntington Beach, Calif: Summer Institute of Linguistics. Blood, D. L. (1977). A romanization of the Cham language in relation to the Cham script. Vietnam data microfiche series, no. VD51-17. Dallas: Summer Institute of Linguistics. External links Kaipuleohone has an archive including written materials of Cham Languages attested from the 8th century Languages of Cambodia Languages of China Languages of Malaysia Languages of Thailand Languages of Vietnam Chamic languages Subject–verb–object languages