Rengao

A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639: ren
Alternate Names: Ro-Ngao
Population: 18,000 (Bradley 2007b).
Location:: Kon Tum province, northwest of Dak to southeast of Kontum city between Sedang and Bahnar.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened). Language of recognized ethnic group: Ba Na.
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Bahnaric, North Bahnaric, West, Rengao
Dialects: Western Rengao, Sedang-Rengao, Bahnar-Rengao.
Language Use: Also use Vietnamese [vie].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 5%–10%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1977.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Rengao
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Part of the Ba Na official ethnic community (227,716, 2009 census).

Location: Kon Tum province, northwest of Dak to southeast of Kontum city between Sedang and Bahnar.