Oi language

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Oy
Oi
Native to Laos
Native speakers
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

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External links


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  2. 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)
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