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Roglai language

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Roglai
Native toVietnam
Native speakers
(97,000 cited 1999–2002)[1]
Official status
Official language in
Vietnam
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
roc – Cacgia
rog – Northern
rgs – Southern
Glottologcacg1235  Cacgia Roglai
nort2994  Northern Roglai
sout3010  Southern Roglai

The Roglai language is a Chamic language of southern Vietnam. There are four dialects (Cobbey 1977):

  1. Northern
  2. Du Long
  3. Southern
  4. Cac Gia

Their autonym is Radlai, which means "forest people."

References

  1. ^ Cacgia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Northern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Southern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)