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MLF ISO 639-3

Mal

Mal, Ma’di Autonym

A language of Laos

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Htin, Khatin, Madl, T’in, Thin, Tin
Autonym
Mal, Ma’di
Population
23,200 in Laos (1995 census). Total users in all countries: 26,700.
Location:
Xiangnabouli province: Phiang district, west of the Mekong.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Khmuic, Mal-Khmu’, Mal-Prai
Dialects
None known. Not intelligible with Prai [prt].
Language Development
NT: 1994–2015.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mal
Writing
Latin script [Latn]. Thai script [Thai].
Other Comments
Traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Mal
User Population
3,500 in Thailand (1982 SIL).
Location
Nan province: east of Pua district and Chiang Kam, valley near northern Laos border.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
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Map

Location: Xiangnabouli province: Phiang district, west of the Mekong.