Oi (Oy, Oey;[4] also known as The, Thang Ong, Sok) is an Austroasiatic dialect cluster of Attapeu Province, southern Laos. The dominant variety is Oy proper, with 11,000 speakers who are 80% monolinguals. The Jeng (Cheng) speak the same language but are ethnically distinct (Sidwell 2003). Speakers follow traditional religions.[1]
| Oy | |
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| The | |
| Native to | Laos |
| Ethnicity | Oy, Jeng, Sok, Sapuan |
Native speakers | 24,000 (2015 census)[1] plus 8,000 Sok, Sapuan and Jeng (1981–2007)[2][3] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:oyb – Oyspu – Sapuan |
| Glottolog | oyyy1238 Oysapu1247 Sapuan–Sokjeng1241 Jeng |
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Distribution
editSome locations where Oi is spoken in include (Sidwell 2003:26):
- Ban Sok, 40 km north of Attapeu
- Ban Lagnao, 10 km northwest of Attapeu
- Ban Inthi, 25 km southwest of Attapeu; speakers claim to have migrated from the Bolaven Plateau about 80 years ago, around the time of the Ong Kommandam Rebellion.
- Ban Mai, at the southern slope of the Bolaven Plateau
- Ban Champao, at the southern slope of the Bolaven Plateau
- Sepian forest, as far as the Khampo River
The Jeng live mostly along the banks of the Sekaman River, in and around Ban Fandeng (Phandɛŋ).
According to Daniell (2020), there are about 20 Oy villages in Attapeu Province, Laos. The following villages are ordered roughly from west to east, and are located along or near the Sekong River, in an area of Attapeu Province to the west of Attapeu Town.[5]
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References
edit- ^ a b Oy at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Sapuan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Sok at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jeng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Mon-Khmer Classification (draft)". Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ Daniell, Jennifer. 2020. Phonological Variation in Oy: A Comparison of Four Varieties. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
External links
edit- 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.
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-903F-3@view Oi in RWAAI Digital Archive
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9041-C@view Sapuar in RWAAI Digital Archive