Katuic languages

Katuic languages

The fifteen Katuic languages form a branch of the Austroasiatic languages spoken by about 1.3 million people in Southeast Asia. People who speak Katuic languages are called the Katuic peoples.

Classification

Data for adequate classification of the Mon-Khmer Katuic languages only become available after the opening of Laos to foreign researchers in the 1990s. The following classification is that of Sidwell (2003).

*Katu branch:
**Dakkang (Laos)
**Kantu (Laos)
**Katu (Vietnam and Laos)
**Phuong (Vietnam)
**Triw (Laos)

*Kui-Bru branch (West Katuic):
**Bru (Laos and Thailand)
**Kuy (Thailand)
**So (Laos)
**Souei (Thailand)

*Pacoh language (Vietnam and Laos)

*Ta'Oi-Kriang branch (Laos):
**Chatong
**Ngeq/Kriang
**Talan-Ong-Ir
**Ta'Oih

Further reading

*Sidwell, P. (2005). "The Katuic languages: classification, reconstruction and comparative lexicon". LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics, 58. Muenchen: Lincom Europa. ISBN 3895868027
*Peiros, I. (1996). "Katuic comparative dictionary". Canberra, Australia: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. ISBN 0858834359
*Costello, N. A. (1991). "Nôôq paraaq Katu: Katu dictionary : Katu--Vietnamese--English". Manila: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Thailand Group.
*Thomas, D. M. (1976). "A phonological reconstruction of Proto-East-Katuic". Grand Forks, N.D.: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

External links

* [http://www.anu.edu.au/~u9907217/languages/Katuic.html Paul Sidwell (2003)]
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90162 Ethnologue Tree: Katuic languages]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • West Katuic languages — are a language group part of the Mon Khmer group of the Katuic languages of the Austroasiatic family.* Brou So languages ** Eastern Bru language (Laos, Vietnam) ** Western Bru language (Thailand) ** So language (Laos) ** Khua language (Vietnam) * …   Wikipedia

  • Austro-Asiatic languages — Austro Asiatic Mon–Khmer Geographic distribution: South and Southeast Asia Linguistic classification: One of the world s major language families Proto language: Proto Mon–Khmer …   Wikipedia

  • Austroasiatic languages — Superfamily of about 150 languages spoken by close to 90 million physically and culturally very diverse people in South and Southeast Asia. Today most scholars believe that it is subdivided into two families, Munda and Mon Khmer. The present… …   Universalium

  • Mon–Khmer languages — Mon–Khmer Nuclear Mon–Khmer Geographic distribution: Indochina Linguistic classification: Austro Asiatic Mon–Khmer Proto language …   Wikipedia

  • Bahnaric languages — Bahnaric Geographic distribution: Indochina Linguistic classification: Austro Asiatic Nuclear Mon–Khmer Khmero Vietic Khmero Bahnaric Bahnar …   Wikipedia

  • Austroasiatic languages Table — ▪ Table Austroasiatic languages Austroasiatic stock areas where spoken* Mon Khmer family Khasian branch Meghalaya (NE India) Khasi, Synteng, Lyng ngam Amwi (War) Palaungic branch (Palaung Wa) Kano (Danau) NE Myanmar Palaung Riang subbranch NE… …   Universalium

  • Mon-Khmer languages — Infobox Language family name=Mon Khmer region=Indochina familycolor=Austro Asiatic child1=Eastern child2=Northern child3=Southern child4=unclassified iso2=mkhThe Mon Khmer languages are the autochthonous language family of Southeast Asia.… …   Wikipedia

  • Mon-Khmer languages — Family of about 130 Austroasiatic languages, spoken by more than 80 million people in South and Southeast Asia. Vietnamese has far more speakers than all other Austroasiatic languages combined. Other languages with many speakers are Muong, with… …   Universalium

  • Katu-Sprachen — Die Katu Sprachen (Katu Gruppe, engl. Katuic) bilden einen Zweig der Austroasiatischen Sprachen, zu dem etwa 1,3 Millionen Sprecher in Südostasien gehören. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Klassifikation 2 Einzelnachweise 3 Literatur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kuy — Parlée en  Thaïlande  Laos …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”