PAC ISO 639-3
Pacoh
A language of Viet Nam
- ISO 639
- pac
- Alternate Names
- Bo River Van Kieu, Paco, Pokoh
- Population
- 16,000 in Viet Nam (2002). Total users in all countries: 38,600.
- Location:
- Laos border, southern Quang Tri and western Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Katuic, East Katuic, Katu-Pacoh
- Dialects
- Pahi (Ba-Hi), Ka’do, Kanah.
- Language Use
- Also use Vietnamese [vie].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: Less than 15%. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2018.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Pacoh
- Writing
- Lao script [Laoo], in development for Ka’do. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Part of the Tà Ôi official ethnic community (43,900, 2009 census).
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Salavan province: Samouay district; Savannahkhet province; Xekong province: Kaleum district.
- Dialects
- Pahi, Kado (Cado, Cadô).
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion. View other languages of Laos
Language Name
Pacoh
User Population
22,600 in Laos (2015 census). , based on ethnicity. 11,600 monolinguals (2005).
Map
Location: Laos border, southern Quang Tri and western Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
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