NUO ISO 639-3
Nguôn
A language of Viet Nam
- ISO 639
- nuo
- Alternate Names
- Ngouan
- Population
- 1,000 in Viet Nam (Bradley 2007b). Ethnic population: 2,000 (Bradley 2007b). Total users in all countries: 1,760.
- Location:
- Quang Binh province: An Duk, Ba Nuong, Kwi Dat, Tan Kieu, Than Long and 6 other villages.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Viet-Muong, Muong
- Dialects
- None known. Diffloth (1992) groups Nguôn as a separate language similar to Vietnamese [vie], but Tran (1996) and Ferlus (1996) group it with Muong [mtq].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Nguôn
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Khammouan province: Nakai district.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion. View other languages of Laos
Language Name
Ngoaun
User Population
760 in Laos (2010 N. Cheeseman).
Map
Location: Quang Binh province: An Duk, Ba Nuong, Kwi Dat, Tan Kieu, Than Long and 6 other villages.
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