Chamic has various Austroasiatic loanwords that cannot be clearly traced to existing Austroasiatic branches (Sidwell 2006, 2007).
tʃˈæmɪk hɐz vˈɛɹiəs ˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk lˈoʊnwɜːdz ðæt kænˈɑːt biː klˈɪɹli tɹˈeɪst tʊ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ ˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk bɹˈæntʃᵻz sˈɪdwɛl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.