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Ta’oih, Upper

A language of Laos

ISO 639-3: tth

Population	30,900 in Laos (1995 census). 70% monolingual. Population total all countries: 49,900.
Region	Saravan Province, Ta-Oy District. Also in United States, Viet Nam.
Language map	Laos, reference number 70
Alternate names	Kantua, Ta Hoi, Ta-Oi, Ta-Oy, Tau Oi
Dialects	Pasoom, Kamuan’, Palee’n, Leem, Ha’aang (Sa’ang). Not intelligible with Lower Ta’oih [tto] until speakers have had at least 2 weeks’ contact.
Classification	Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Katuic, Central Katuic, Ta’oih
Writing system	Lao script.
Comments	Traditional religion.

Also spoken in:

Viet Nam

Language name	Ta’oih, Upper
Population	19,000 in Viet Nam (2002). 70% monolingual.
Region	Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Tri provinces.
Language map	Southern Viet Nam, reference number 96
Alternate names	Kantua, T-Oy, Ta Hoi, Tà-Oi, Tau Oi, Toi-Oi
Dialects	Pasoom, Kamuan’, Palee’n, Leem, Ha’aang (Sa’ang).
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%.
Comments	An official ethnic community. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HAAK, Feikje van der, author. 1993. "Taʼuaih phonology and orthography: a preliminary statement."  

SOLNTSEVA, V. Nina, author. 1996. "Case-marked pronouns in the Taoih language."