Endangered Languages Project - Laha (Vietnam)

Laha (Vietnam)

^{[aka Xá Khao, Khlá Phlao, Klá Dong]}

Classification: Tai-Kadai

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Xá Khao, Khlá Phlao, Klá Dong, Khlá Don, Khlá Dung, Khlá Liik, La Ha Ung, La Ha, Xá Chien, Xá Lay
CLASSIFICATION		Tai-Kadai, Kadai, Laqua-Laha
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		lha
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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

Severely endangered

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000-9,999
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
2,100

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This language has two rather distinct varieties: in one village in Sơn La Province, it is moribund, spoken only by those over 50; while in several villages in Lào Cai it is still spoken but potentially endangered.

PLACES: Vietnam

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Sơn La and Là Cai provinces

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,690
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Data for the number of native speakers comes from the 1999 census.

DATE OF INFO: 1999

PLACES: Vietnam;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,686
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “The World Atlas of Language Structures” . Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer · Oxford University Press