Koho language
Sre | |
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Kơho | |
Native to | Vietnam |
Native speakers | 200,000 (1999 & 2009 censuses)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
Either: kpm – Kơho cma – Maa |
Glottolog |
koho1243 [2] |
Sre or Kơho [kəˈhɔ] is a Bahnaric language spoken in the region around the city of Di Linh in Vietnam, by the Degar (or Montagnard) people. 'Sre' is the name of one of its dialects, whereas 'Kơho' is more inclusive. Maa is sometimes considered a separate language.
Varieties
Lê et. al (2014:196) lists the following varieties of Koho (Cơ-ho).[3]
- CÆ¡-ho Xrê (Sre): in the middle of Di Linh District, Lâm Äồng Province
- CÆ¡-ho Nôp: in southern Di Linh District, Lâm Äồng Province
- CÆ¡-ho CÆ¡-don: in the hills of southeastern Di Linh District, Lâm Äồng Province
- CÆ¡-ho Chil: previously scattered in the hills of Krông Knô and Krông Bung, in the northern and northwestern parts of the Lang Biang Plateau. They later moved southwards to the northern and northeastern parts of Äà Lạt. Some Chil people had also been relocated to Äức Trá»ng District and ÄÆ¡n Dương District during the Vietnam War.
A variety of Koho known as Lạch is spoken by 387 households and 2,412 people in Lạc Dương District, Lâm Äồng Province (Phạm 2005:243).[4]
Ethnologue lists the following Koho dialects.
- Chil (Kil)
- Tring (Trinh)
- Sre
- Kalop
- Sop
- Laya
- Rion
- Nop (Tu-Lop, Xre Nop)
- Tala (To La)
- Kodu (Co-Don)
- Pru
- Lac (Lach, Lat)
Lê et. al (2014:312) lists the following Mạ subgroups.[5] There are over 16,000 Mạ people living in Lá»™c Thắng, Lá»™c Bắc, Lá»™c Tân, Lá»™c Lâm, Lá»™c Ngãi, and Lá»™c Châu communes in Bảo Lá»™c District; Äạ Teh, Äạ M’rê, Äạ Huoai, Äồng Nai, and Ma Äa Gui communes in Äạ Huoai District; Äạ Äá»n and Phú SÆ¡n communes in Äức Trá»ng District; Äinh Trang Thượng commune in northern Di Linh District (Lê et. al 2014:310). These districts all belong to Lâm Äồng Province.
- Mạ Ngăn: the main Mạ subgroup, who live in the Äạ ÄÆ¡ng river basin. Lá»™c Bắc, Lá»™c Trung, Lá»™c Lâm communes of Bảo Lá»™c District, Lâm Äồng Province.
- Mạ Tô: in upstream La Ngà (Äạ Rnga) River, Blao (Bảo Lá»™c) plateau. Many are in close contact with the Koho people.
- Mạ Krung: in the southern plains, from southeastern Bảo Lá»™c District, Lâm Äồng Province to Äịnh Quán District, Äồng Nai Province
- Mạ Xốp: in Lộc Bắc commune, Bảo Lộc District, and some in Lộc Trung commune of the same district.
References
- ↑ Kơho at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Maa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Koho-Maa". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Lê Bá Thảo, Hoà ng Ma, et. al; Viện hà n lâm khoa há»c xã há»™i Việt Nam - Viện dân tá»™c há»c. 2014. Các dân tá»™c Ãt ngưá»i ở Việt Nam: các tỉnh phÃa nam. Ha Noi: Nhà xuất bản khoa há»c xã há»™i. ISBN 978-604-90-2436-8
- ↑ Phâm Côn SÆ¡n. 2005. Non nước Việt Nam: sắc nét trung bá»™. Hanoi: Phương Äông Publishers.
- ↑ Lê Bá Thảo, Hoà ng Ma, et. al; Viện hà n lâm khoa há»c xã há»™i Việt Nam - Viện dân tá»™c há»c. 2014. Các dân tá»™c Ãt ngưá»i ở Việt Nam: các tỉnh phÃa nam. Ha Noi: Nhà xuất bản khoa há»c xã há»™i. ISBN 978-604-90-2436-8
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed 4 October 2006
- kohovietnam.com
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