Ta'Oi language

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Ta’Oi
Ta Oi
Native toLaos, Vietnam
EthnicityTa Oi, Katang
Native speakers
(220,000 cited 1995–2005)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
tth – Upper Ta’Oi
kgd – Kataang
irr – Ir (Hantong)
oog – Ong (= Ir)
tto – Lower Ta’Oi
ngt – Ngeq (Kriang)
llo – Khlor (Lor)
Glottologtaoi1247

Ta’Oi (Ta’Oih, Ta Oi) is a Katuic dialect chain of Salavan and Sekong provinces in Laos, and in Thừa Thiên-Huế province in Vietnam (Sidwell 2005:12).

Varieties

Sidwell (2005) lists the following varieties of Ta’Oi, which is a name applied to speakers of various related dialects.

  • Ta’Oi proper
  • Ong/Ir/Talan
  • Chatong is spoken about 50 to 100 km northeast of Sekong. It has been recorded only by Theraphan L-Thongkum.
  • Kriang (Ngkriang, Ngeq) is spoken by up to 4,000 people living in villages between Tatheng and Sekong, such as Ban Chakamngai.
  • Kataang (Katang) is a dialect that has been documented by Michel Ferlus, Gerard Diffloth, and other linguists. It is not to be confused with the Bru dialect of Katang.[2]

References

  1. ^ Upper Ta’Oi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kataang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ir (Hantong) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ong (= Ir) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Lower Ta’Oi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ngeq (Kriang) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    (Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box)
  2. ^ [1]

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