Bru language
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| Bru | |
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| Bruu | |
| Spoken in | Laos, Vietnam, Thailand |
| Ethnicity | Bru, Katang |
| Native speakers | 250,000, incl. Katang (1999–2000) |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: bru – Eastern Bru brv – Western Bru kgd – Katang |
Bruu (also spelled Bru, B'ru, Baru, Brou) is a Mon–Khmer dialect continuum spoken by the Bru people of mainland Southeast Asia. There are varieties called Bruu, Western Bru in Thailand and Eastern Bruu in Laos and Vietnam, which are partially intelligible. In addition, Sidwell (2003–2006) notes that Kataang (Katang) spoken by the Katang people of Laos is also a variety of Bruu.[1]
In Laos, Sô also goes by the name of Bru.
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[edit] Distribution
The distribution of the Bru language spreads north and northeast from Salavan, Laos, through Savannakhet, Khammouane, and Bolikhamsai, and over into neighboring Thailand and Vietnam (Sidwell 2005:11).
[edit] Names
There are various local and dialect designations for Bru (Sidwell 2005:11).
- So ~ Sô
- Tri
- Van Kieu
- Leu
- Galler
- Khua
- Katang (although the Katang documented by Michel Ferlus, Gerard Diffloth, and other linguists is actually a Ta'Oi dialect.)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- Sidwell, Paul. (2005). The Katuic languages: classification, reconstruction and comparative lexicon. LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics, 58. Muenchen: Lincom Europa. ISBN 3895868027
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