Maleng language
| Maleng | |
|---|---|
| Pakatan | |
| Bo | |
| Native to | Laos, Vietnam |
Native speakers | 3,700 (2000–2007)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:pkt – Pakatanbgl – Bo |
| Glottolog | male1282 Malengbola1249 Bo-Maleng |
| ELP | Maleng |
Maleng, also known as Pakatan and Bo, is a Vietic language of Laos and Vietnam.
Maleng has the four-way register system of Thavung augmented with pitch.[2]
Malieng, despite having the same name as Maleng, is a dialect of Chut (Chamberlain 2003, Sidwell 2009).
References[]
- ^ Pakatan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Bo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Sidwell, Paul. Vietic languages. Mon-Khmer Languages Project.
External links[]
| show Languages of Laos |
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Categories:
- Languages of Laos
- Languages of Vietnam
- Vietic languages
- Austroasiatic language stubs