Rengao

A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ro-Ngao

Population

18,000 (Bradley 2007).

Location

Kon Tum Province, northwest of Dak to southeast of Kontum city between Sedang and Bahnar.

Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification

Dialects

Bahnar-Rengao, Sedang-Rengao, Western Rengao.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1977.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script.

Other Comments

Part of the Ba Na official ethnic community (227,716, 2009 census).