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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Thailand > Yoy

Yoy

A language of Thailand

ISO 639-3yoy

Population  5,000 in Thailand (1990 A. Diller). Population total all countries: 6,000.
Region  Sakorn Nakorn. Also in Laos.
Language map  Northern Thailand, reference number 58
Alternate names   Dioi, Jui, Yoi, Yooi, Yooy
Classification  Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Northern
Language use  Also use Northeastern Tai [tts].

Also spoken in:

Laos

Language name   Yoy
Population  1,000 in Laos (1995 census).
Language map  Laos, reference number 72
Alternate names  Dioi, Jui, Yoi, Yooi, Yooy
Language use  All also use Lao [lao].
Comments  May be same as Tai Yo of Khammouan Province, a Northern Tai language. Buddhist.