Saek

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A language of Laos

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Sek, Set, Tai Sek
Population

3,730 in Laos (2005 census). Population total all countries: 14,730.

Location

Central, near Viet Nam border; Khammouan Province, Upper Nam Noy and Nam Pheo areas; Borikhamxay Province, Khamkeut district, Na Kadok village. Also in Thailand.

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Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification
Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Northern
Dialects

Khammouan, Na Kadok. Similar to Tai Mène [tmp].

Language Use

Also use Lao [lao].

Other Comments

The Saek of Na Kadok claim to have come from Phu Quan, Ban Pho Quang, Duc Tho District, in what is now Ha Tinh Province, Viet Nam. Khammouan dialect speakers are originally from Nakai District, and it is still spoken in Toeng, Nam Meo, Na Moey, and Beuk. Traditional religion.

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