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ALSO KNOWN AS		Orak Lawoi', Lawta, Chaw Talay, Chawnam, Lawoi
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Malayic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		urk
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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000-9,999
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,000

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

About 3,000 group members, mainly migratory fishermen. The language is often replaced by Thai and/or Malay when members of the group settle down.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Thai; Malay

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Their name means ‘sea people’, and is cognate with Orang Laut which means the same in Malay.

More on Orthography

Various Thai-script and romanised literacy materials have been prepared.

PLACES: Thailand

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Thailand: islands off the southwest coast from Phuket to the Malaysian border.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
5,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Speaker number data: (D. Hogan 1984). Ethnic population data: (D. Bradley 2000)

PLACES: Thailand; Malaysia;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Thailand: South, west coast, Phuket and Langta islands

	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		5,000	1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					7.7756,98.3306
		2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			David Bradley	Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	3,000		1000-9999		Thai; Malay	Their name means ‘sea people’, and is cognate with Orang Laut which means the same in Malay.	Most	Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	About 3,000 group members, mainly migratory fishermen. The language is often replaced by Thai and/or Malay when members of the group settle down.	13	Thailand	Thailand: islands off the southwest coast from Phuket to the Malaysian border.	7.880, 98.392; 7.511, 99.084; 6.551, 100.047
0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.														8.0,98.3333333333
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			3,000	1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	3,000	3,000	1000-9999	Speaker number data: (D. Hogan 1984). Ethnic population data: (D. Bradley 2000)				Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)			Thailand; Malaysia;	Thailand: South, west coast, Phuket and Langta islands

Urak Lawoi'

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000-9,999

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

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Urak Lawoi'

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000-9,999

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

5,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

3,000

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