Bru language
| Bru | |
|---|---|
| Bruu | |
| Native to | Laos, Vietnam, Thailand |
| Ethnicity | Bru, Katang |
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Native speakers
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(300,000 cited 1991–2006) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: bru – Eastern Bru brv – Western Bru sss – Sô xhv – Khua |
| Glottolog | brou1236 |
Bruu (also spelled Bru, B'ru, Baru, Brou) is a Mon–Khmer dialect continuum spoken by the Bru people of mainland Southeast Asia.
Sô and Khua are dialects.
There are various local and dialect designations for Bru (Sidwell 2005:11).
The distribution of the Bru language spreads north and northeast from Salavan, Laos, through Savannakhet, Khammouane, and Bolikhamsai, and over into neighboring Thailand and Vietnam (Sidwell 2005:11). In Vietnam, Brâu (Braò) is spoken in Đắk Mế, Bờ Y commune, Đắk Tô District, Kon Tum Province.
Thailand has the following Western Bru dialects (Choo, et al. 2012).
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