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SCB ISO 639-3

Chut

A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
May, Ruc, Sach, Salang
Population
1,050 in Viet Nam (Bradley 2007a). 450 May, 95 Ruc, 500 Sach. Ethnic population: 7,510 (2019 census). Total users in all countries: 1,250.
Location:
Quang Binh province, Thuong Hoa, Hoa Son, Dan Hoa communes, near Laos border at the same latitude as Mu Gia Pass.
Language Status
7 (Shifting). Language of recognized ethnic group: Chut.
Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Viet-Muong, Chut
Dialects
Sach, May, Ruc (Kha Mu Gia, Tac Cui).
Language Use
Shifting to Vietnamese [vie].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chut
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Chút is an official ethnic community which includes Arem [aem], Mày, Sách, and Ruc. Traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Chut
User Population
200 in Laos (Bradley 2007a). 50 May, 150 Ruc (Bradley 2007a). Ethnic population: 400 (Bradley 2007b).
Location
Khammouan province: Boualapha district, near Viet Nam border.
Dialects
May, Ruc.
Language Status
7 (Shifting)
Other Comments
Seminomadic. Traditional religion.
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Location: Quang Binh province, Thuong Hoa, Hoa Son, Dan Hoa communes, near Laos border at the same latitude as Mu Gia Pass.