Haroi language

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Haroi
Native to Vietnam
Native speakers
35,000 (1998) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 hro
Glottolog haro1237

Haroi (Hroi) is a Chamic language of Vietnam. It is spoken by the Cham Hroi living in Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces.

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References

  1. Haroi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)