Su' (autonym: ɟruʔ) is a Mon–Khmer language of the Bahnaric branch spoken in Attapeu Province, Laos. The 1995 Attapeu census recorded a population of only 124 speakers in Sanamsay District. Su' autonyms are identical with that of the Jru' (known to the Lao as "Laven"), but they consider themselves to be a separate ethnic group (Sidwell 2003:19). There could also possibly be speakers in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia.
| Su' | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Laos |
Native speakers | 2,400 (2000)[1] |
| Lao script, Khom script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sqq |
| Glottolog | souu1238 |
Su' speakers live in villages on both sides of Route 18, from Ban Chanto to about 10 km before Ban Mai.
References
edit- ^ Su' at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Sidwell, Paul (2003). A Handbook of comparative Bahnaric, Vol. 1: West Bahnaric. Pacific Linguistics, 551. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.