Oi language
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| Oy | |
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| Oi | |
| Native to | Laos |
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Native speakers
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16,000 (2000–2007)[2] plus 1,600 Sok (1981) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: oyb – Oy[1] skk – Sok (Sork) spu – Sapuan jeg – Cheng |
| Glottolog | oyyy1238 (Oy)[3]sapu1247 (Sapuan–Sok)[4]jeng1241 (Jeng)[5] |
Oi (Oy, Oey; also known as The, Thang Ong, Sok) is a Mon–Khmer dialect cluster of Attapeu Province in southern Laos. The dominant variety is Oy proper, with 11,000 speakers who are 80% monolinguals. Speakers follow traditional religions.[2]
Distribution
Some locations where Oi is spoken in include (Sidwell 2003:26):
- Ban Sok, 40 km north of Attapeu
- Ban Lagnao, 10 km northwest of Attapeu
- Ban Inthi, 25 km southwest of Attapeu; speakers claim to have migrated from the Boloven Plateau about 80 years ago, around the time of the Kommandam Rebellion.
- Ban Mai, at the southern slope of the Boloven Plateau
- Ban Champao, at the southern slope of the Boloven Plateau
- Sepian forest, as far as the Khampo River
References
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oy[1] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Sok (Sork) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Sapuan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Cheng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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External links
- Sidwell, Paul (2003). A Handbook of comparative Bahnaric, Vol. 1: West Bahnaric. Pacific Linguistics, 551. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-903F-3@view Oi in RWAAI Digital Archive
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-903E-5@view The Oi in RWAAI Digital Archive
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9040-E@view Cheng in RWAAI Digital Archive
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9041-C@view Sapuar in RWAAI Digital Archive
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