Rade language
| Rade | |
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| klei Êđê | |
| Native to | Vietnam |
| Ethnicity | Rade |
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Native speakers
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180,000 in Vietnam (2007) |
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Austronesian
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: |
| Glottolog |
rade1240 Radebiha1246 Bih
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Rade (Rhade; Rade: klei Êđê; Vienamese: tiếng Ê-đê or tiếng Ê Đê), is a Malayo-Polynesian language of southern Vietnam. There may be some speakers in Cambodia. It is a member of the Chamic branch of Malayo-Sumbawan languages, and is closely related to the Cham language of central Vietnam.
Đoàn Văn Phúc (1998:24) lists 9 dialects of Ede. They are spoken mostly in Đắk Lắk Province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.
Bih, which has about 1,000 speakers, may be a separate language. Tam Nguyen (2015) reported that there are only 10 speakers of Bih out of an ethnic population of about 400 people.
A patrilineal Ede subgroup known as the Hmok or Hmok Pai is found in the Buôn Ma Thuột area (Phạm 2005:212).
Đoàn Văn Phúc (1998:23) provides the following classification for the Ede dialects. Đoàn (1998) also provides a 1,000-word vocabulary list for all of the 9 Ede dialects.
Đoàn Văn Phúc (1998:23) assigns the following cognacy percentages for comparisons between Ede Kpă and the other 8 dialects of Ede, with Bih as the most divergent Ede dialect.
People in Rade are called E-de. There are many E-de who live in poverty in Vietnam; however, the E-de are the most economically prosperous among the Vietnam minorities. During the French colonial period it was common for wealthy E-de to acquire human slaves. They are also the biggest ethic group in Vietnam (aside from the Vietnamese who live in the United States).
E-de played a big role in the American war in Vietnam. The E-de were part of the "montagnard" from the Central Highlands area of the former South Vietnam. In combat they were the highest in quantity in terms of the co-combatants. Today around two hundred thousand live in the Central Highlands, mainly in the province of Dac Lac. Many E-de are "Dega", another word would be Protestant of Christian, they use a single word to identify themselves.
E-de are adapting to the 21st-century lifestyles; however, they still keep their traditions and cultural practices. An E-de traditional house would be a long house built from wood. E-de have many ceremonies such as the "Genie of the Waters," "Sould of the Rice" and "God of the Earth". In a long house in Dac Lac inhabits an elderly woman, considered the Khoa sang (the most senior in age and authority). She is highly respected among the matrilineal E-de. She is the witness from the life of her ancestors are the introduction of electricity and a writing system for her language.
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