Khao

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A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3
xao
Population

10,000 (Wurm and Hattori 1981).

Location

Northwest; Son La and Dien Bien provinces, near ra River, north of Pa Ma.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khmuic, Khao
Dialects

Related to Bit [bgk] in Laos and China.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Khao
Other Comments

Part of the Xinh Mun official ethnic community (23,278, 2009 census).