Laven language

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Laven
Native to Laos
Native speakers
30,000 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
lbo   Jru’ (Laven) (Yrou)
sqq   Sou (Su’)
Glottolog love1237

Laven is a Mon–Khmer dialect cluster of southern Laos. Laven is the exonym given by the Laotian government, while the autonym of many of those speakers is Jru' [ɟruʔ] . Varieties are:

Laven varieties are described in detail by Therapan L-Thongkum and Paul Sidwell (2003).

Further reading

References

  1. Jru’ (Laven) (Yrou) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Sou (Su’) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)