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ALSO KNOWN AS		Churu, Choru, Chu Ru, Chu, Cru, Kru, Chrau Hma, Cadoe Loang, Seyu
CLASSIFICATION		Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Chamic, Chamic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cje
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Noang Rai
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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<11,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
11,000

DOMAINS OF USE

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

MORE ON VITALITY

This language is in decline, being replaced by Vietnamese in many domains.

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Vietnamese

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Recognised as the Chíuru ethnic group of Vietnam.

More on Orthography

Romanised materials prepared pre-1975, not now in use.

PLACES: Vietnam

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Vietnam: southern, inland from Phan Rang around Malam.

MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 15,000 speakers in Viet Nam (1999 census).

DATE OF INFO: 1999

PLACES: USA; Vietnam; France;

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
12,000
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
14,978
Native speakers worldwide

	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		12,000		10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)						11.4666,109.05
		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	11,000	<11,000		10000-99999		Vietnamese	Recognised as the Chíuru ethnic group of Vietnam.	Threatened (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	This language is in decline, being replaced by Vietnamese in many domains.	12	12	Vietnam	Vietnam: southern, inland from Phan Rang around Malam.
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.															11.5,108.5
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			14,978		10000-99999				Vulnerable (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			1999		There are 15,000 speakers in Viet Nam (1999 census).							USA; Vietnam; France;

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Language information by source

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<11,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

12,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,978

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Chru

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Language information by source

Threatened

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

<11,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

12,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

14,978

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