Kaco’ language

Kaco’
Native to CambodiaVietnam border
Native speakers
3,600 (2007)[1]
Dialects
Kaco’
Romam
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
xkk  Kaco’
rmx  Romam
Glottolog lama1291[2]

Kaco’ (Kachok) is an Austro-Asiatic language of Vietnam. The two dialects, Kaco’ and Romam, are quite distinct. Lamam (Lmam) is a clan name found among the Kaco', not a distinct language.

In Vietnam, Romam (Rơ-măm) is spoken in Le village, Mo Rai commune, Sa Thầy District, Kon Tum province (Đặng, et al. 2010:115).[3]

References

  1. Kaco’ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Romam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Lamamic". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  3. Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, Chu Thái Sơn, Lưu Hùng. 2010. Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers.
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