Thavung language
E615581
The Thavung language is a lesser-known Vietic language spoken by an ethnic minority community in parts of Laos and Vietnam.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic language
ⓘ
Vietic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| branchOf | Vietic branch of Austroasiatic ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | lesser-known and underdescribed ⓘ |
| consonantInventory | rich consonant inventory typical of Vietic languages ⓘ |
| contactLanguage |
Lao language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnamese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| endangermentCause | pressure from national languages Lao and Vietnamese ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Thavung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Vietic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lexical items cognate with other Vietic languages
ⓘ
phonological features characteristic of Vietic branch ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | no ISO 639-3 code assigned (as of 2024, often grouped under broader Vietic varieties) ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageShift | speakers shifting to dominant national languages ⓘ |
| macroArea | Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology | isolating ⓘ |
| region |
central Laos
ⓘ
central Vietnam ⓘ mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arem language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maleng language NERFINISHED ⓘ Muong language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruc language NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speakerPopulation | small ethnic minority community ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Thavung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Laos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | endangered ⓘ |
| subfamily | Austroasiatic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | shows tonal or pitch-register contrasts typical of many Vietic languages ⓘ |
| typology | analytic ⓘ |
| useDomain |
home and intra-community communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| vowelInventory | complex vowel system with phonemic length and quality distinctions ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO-dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem | no widely used standardized writing system ⓘ |
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