Liha language

Liha
Liha
Native to	Vietnam, Laos
Ethnicity	300 Liha (1999)
Native speakers	(unknown cited 1999)
Language family	Austroasiatic Vietic Phong–Liha Liha; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	lyha1238

Last updated February 08, 2026

Liha or Lyha is a Northwest Vietic language spoken in southwest of Nghe An province in Vietnam and a small trip of land in Bolikhamsai province, Laos, by a tribal group called Liha.^[3] Estimates in 1999 suggested that there were 300 Liha and unknown number of Liha speakers at the time.^[1]

Overview

Liha has six contour tones.^[4]

Word list
Gloss	Liha
'beast/udder'	now
'nail/claw'	sam
'fat/grease/oil'	mə
'navel'	suːɲ
'night'	tɛːm
'earth/soil'	tɔt
'horn'	kʰlɔŋ

References

1 2 3 Schliesinger, Joachim (2003). Ethnic groups of Laos, Vol. 1 Introduction and overview. White Lotus Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-9-744-80036-7.
↑ Sidwell, Paul; Jenny, Mathias, eds. (2021). The Languages and Linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia: A Comprehensive Guide. De Gruyter. p. 197. ISBN 978-3-11055-814-2.
↑ Chamberlain, James R. (2018). A Kri-Mol (Vietic) Bestiary: Prolegomena to the Study of Ethnozoology in the Northern Annamites . Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies No. 133. Kyoto: Kyoto University.
↑ "(PDF) The Vietic languages: a phylogenetic analysis". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2026-02-07.

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[Schliesinger-1] 1 2 3 Schliesinger, Joachim (2003). Ethnic groups of Laos, Vol. 1 Introduction and overview. White Lotus Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-9-744-80036-7.

[2] Sidwell, Paul; Jenny, Mathias, eds. (2021). The Languages and Linguistics of Mainland Southeast Asia: A Comprehensive Guide. De Gruyter. p. 197. ISBN 978-3-11055-814-2.

[Chamberlain2018-3] Chamberlain, James R. (2018). A Kri-Mol (Vietic) Bestiary: Prolegomena to the Study of Ethnozoology in the Northern Annamites . Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies No. 133. Kyoto: Kyoto University.

[4] "(PDF) The Vietic languages: a phylogenetic analysis". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2026-02-07.

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