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Pacoh

A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3: pac

Population	16,000 in Viet Nam (2002). Population total all countries: 29,200.
Region	Quang Tri Province. Also in Laos.
Language map	Southern Viet Nam, reference number 66
Alternate names	Bo River Van Kieu, Paco, Pokoh
Dialects	Pahi (Ba-Hi). Related to Phuong [phg]. ‘Koh’ in Pacoh means ‘mountain’.
Classification	Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Katuic, East Katuic, Katu-Pacoh
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1965–1969.
Writing system	Lao script. Latin script.

Also spoken in:

Laos

Language name	Pacoh
Population	13,200 in Laos (1995 census). 70% monolingual.
Region	Saravan Province, Samouay District; Savannakhet Province, Nong District.
Language map	Laos, reference number 45
Alternate names	Bo River Van Kieu, Pokoh
Dialects	Pahi.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Comments	Swidden agriculturalists. Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ALVES, Mark J., author. 2001. "Distributional properties of causative verbs in some Mon-Khmer languages."  

CUBUAT; WATSON, Richard L., authors. 1976. Bai ihoc cang Pacŏ́h = Bài học tiếng Pacŏ́h = Pacoh language lessons.

CUBUAT; WATSON, Richard L.; WATSON, Saundra K., compilers. 1979. Nốh Pacŏ́h-Yoan-Anh = Ngữ-vựng Pacŏ́h-Việt-Anh = Pacoh dictionary, Pacoh-Vietnamese-English.

WATSON, Dick; WATSON, Sandy, compilers. 2012. Vietnam word list (revised): Pacŏ́h.

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1964. "Pacoh phonemes."  

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1966. "Clause and sentence gradations in Pacoh."

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1966. Reduplication in Pacoh.

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1969. "A note on Ta-oi, Ngeʼ, and Nyahuen."  

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1969. "Pacoh names."  

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1976. "Pacoh numerals."

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1977. "Discourse elements in a Pacoh narrative."  

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1980. A grammar of two Pacoh texts.

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1984. "Scheme and point in Pacoh expository discourse."

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1996. "Why three phonologies for Pacoh?."  

WATSON, Saundra K., author. 1964. "Personal pronouns in Pacoh."  

WATSON, Saundra K., author. 1966. "Verbal affixation in Pacoh."  

WATSON, Saundra K., author. 1976. "The Pacóh noun phrase."  

Vernacular Publications

Pacoh 1. 1963.

Pacoh 2. 1964.