Chrau
A language of Viet Nam
| Population | 22,600 (1999 census), decreasing. Few monolinguals. |
| Region | Dòng Nai Province. Tamun in Tayninh and Binhlong provinces. |
| Language map |
Southern Viet Nam, reference number 11 |
| Alternate names | Chauro, Choro, Ro, Tamun |
| Dialects | Jro, Dor (Doro), Prang, Mro, Voqtwaq, Vajieng, Chalah, Chalun, Tamun. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Bahnaric, South Bahnaric, Stieng-Chrau |
| Language use | Some parents pass on Chrau to children. Informally used in education, oral and written use in religious services, oral literature. Positive attitude. Also use Vietnamese [vie]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 30% 5,000 can read Chrau, 500 can write it. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. 5,000 can read Chrau, 500 can write it. Radio programs. Grammar. NT: 1982. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Chrau means ‘mountain dweller’. Swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
BLOOD, David L., author. 1974. Review of: Chrau grammar, by David D. Thomas.
THOMAS, David D., author. 1962. "Remarques sur la phonologie du Chrau."
THOMAS, David D., author. 1966. "Checking vowel contrasts by rhyming."
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THOMAS, David D., author. 1967. Chrau grammar: a Mon-Khmer language of Vietnam.
THOMAS, David D., author. 1971. Chrau grammar.
THOMAS, David D., author. 1976. "A Chrau noun phrase battery."
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THOMAS, David D., author. 1980. "Notes on Chrau ethnogeography."
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THOMAS, David D., author. 1985. "Reality and assurance in Chrau conditional sentences."
THOMAS, David D., compiler. Available: 2009; Created: 1970-07. Vietnam word list (revised): Chrau Jro.
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THOMAS, David D., editor. 1966. Papers on four Vietnamese languages.
THOMAS, Dorothy M., author. 1964. "Chrau zoology: An ethnolinguistic study."
THOMAS, Dorothy M., author. 1966. "Chrau intonation."
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THOMAS, Dorothy M., author. 1969. "Chrau affixes."
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THOMAS, Dorothy M., author. 1972. "Chrau respect."
THOMAS, Dorothy M., author. 1978. "The discourse level in Chrau."
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THOMAS, Dorothy M., author. 1980. "The paragraph level in Chrau."
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Vernacular Publications
Em học vần, tiêng Chrau Jro: Quyên 1 (Chrau: Siraq di 1). 1972.
Em học vần, tiếng Chrau Jro: Quyên 2, lớp vỡ-lòng (Chrau: Sirăq di 2). 1973.
Gŭq con tamun yăh sŏng (Em tập tính tốt: Lớp một). 1972.
Gŭq yăh jrŏh (Sách vệ-sinh: Lớp một). 1971.
Sirăq twang: Sirăq an ayh yao yiêng iưn. 1970.
Sirăq yao yiêng de tamti camvŭm Chrau (Dạy vần tiếng Chrau, lớp vỡ-lòng: Phần chỉ-nam). 1972.
Twang: Sirăq yao yiêng de (Em học toán, lớp vỡ lòng: Phần chỉ nam). 1971.
Vơn gưt sinlơ sŭng vri heq (Em tìm-hiểu khoa-học: Lớp một). 1971.

