Mel is a Bahnaric language of northeastern Cambodia. It is closely related to Khaonh. Kraol, Thmon, Khaonh, and Mel all have about 70% lexical similarity with Stieng, a Southern Bahnaric language (Barr & Pawley 2013:32).Mel is spoken in the following villages of Kratié Province, Cambodia (Barr & Pawley 2013).Srae Tahaen, Sambok commune, Kratié DistrictOu Krieng, Ou Krieng Commune, Sambour District