Theen language
See also: Mal language and Phai language
| Theen | |
|---|---|
| Tai Then | |
| Native to | Vietnam and Laos |
Native speakers | 200 (1996)[1] |
|
Austroasiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog |
thee1239[2] |
Theen (Thin), or Tai Then, is a Mon–Khmer language of Vietnam and Laos.[1] This language could also be a Tai-Kadai variety.[3]
The name "Theen"/"Thin" is also used for the Khmuic languages Mal and Phai.
Further reading
- Shintani, Tadahiko L.A., Ryuichi Kosaka, and Takashi Kato. 2001. Linguistic Survey of Phongxaly, Lao P.D.R. Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Tokyo. p. 213-215.
- Chazée, Laurent. 1999. The Peoples of Laos: rural and ethnic diversities. Bangkok: White Lotus Co. Ltd. (see page 99).
- Ngô Đức Thịnh; and Trương Văn Sihn. 1973. Vài nét về sự phân bố địa lý các nhóm ngôn ngữ ở lào hiện nay [About the distribution of linguistic groups in contemporary Laos]. Ngôn Ngữ 1.16–23. (This article contains a Thay-Then wordlist).
References
- 1 2 Proschan, Frank. 1996. A Survey of Khmuic and Palaungic Languages in Laos and Vietnam. Pan-Asiatic Linguistics, 3: 895–919.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Theen". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Schliesinger, Joachim. (2003. Ethnic Groups of Laos. vol. 3. pages 218-222.
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