Endangered Languages Project - Sach

Sach

^{[aka Chut, Salang, Ruc]}

Classification: Austro-Asiatic

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endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Chut, Salang, Ruc, May, Kha
CLASSIFICATION		Austro-Asiatic, Vietic, Pong-Chut
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		scb
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		May Sach Ruc
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Very closely related to May and Ruc.

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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~500
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~1,000

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Included in the Chứt ethnic minority in Vietnam, former hunter- gatherers; sometimes called Kha Tong Luang in Laos; not to be confused with the Mlabri.

PLACES: Vietnam and Laos

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southwestern Quang Binh Province in Vietnam and adjacent areas of Laos.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,279
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,250
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,280
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"3,830 in Viet Nam (1999 census)."

PLACES: Vietnam; Laos

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing