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Ngeq

A language of Laos

ISO 639-3: ngt

Population	12,200 (1995 census). 70% monolingual.
Region	South, Sekong, Saravan, Champassak provinces. 25 villages.
Language map	Laos, reference number 39
Alternate names	Kriang, Ngae, Nge’, Ngeh, Nkriang
Dialects	Most similar to Khlor [llo].
Classification	Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Katuic, East Katuic, Ngeq-Nkriang
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary.
Writing system	Lao script. Latin script.
Comments	‘Nkriang’ is their name for themselves. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MIGLIAZZA, Brian, author. 1992. "Lexicostatistic analysis of some Katuic languages."

SMITH, Ronald L., author. 1973. "Ngeq phonemes."  

SMITH, Ronald L., author. 1973. "Reduplication in Ngeq."