Jarai language
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The Jarai language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Jarai people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands and neighboring Cambodia.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austronesian language
ⓘ
Chamic language ⓘ Malayo-Polynesian language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Mainland Chamic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Cham language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhade language NERFINISHED ⓘ other Chamic languages ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole | marker of Jarai ethnic identity ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jarai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gia Rai
ⓘ
Jarai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects | multiple dialects ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | jara1266 ⓘ |
| hasGrammarFeature |
analytic morphology
ⓘ
subject–verb–object basic word order ⓘ use of particles ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | jra ⓘ |
| hasLexicalBorrowingFrom |
French (via Vietnamese)
ⓘ
Sanskrit (historically via Cham) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonology |
consonant inventory typical of Chamic languages
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ rich vowel inventory ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity | indigenous people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Khmer language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnamese language NERFINISHED ⓘ other neighboring highland languages ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | some local schools in Vietnam ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austronesian languages ⓘ |
| region |
Gia Lai Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kon Tum Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratanakiri Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Đắk Lắk Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Jarai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Highlands of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
minority language in Cambodia
ⓘ
minority language in Vietnam ⓘ |
| subfamily | Malayo-Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| subgroup | Chamic languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
folk songs
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ rituals and ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedIn | local radio broadcasting in Vietnam ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Vietnamese-based Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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