Su' language explained

Su'
States:Laos
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austro-Asiatic
Fam2:Bahnaric
Fam3:West
Fam4:Laven
Iso3:sqq
Glotto:souu1238
Glottorefname:Sou
Script:Lao script, Khom script

Su' (autonym:) is a Mon–Khmer language of the Bahnaric branch spoken in Attapeu Province, Laos. The 1995 Attapeu census recorded a population of only 124 speakers in Sanamsay District. Su' autonyms are identical with that of the Jru' (known to the Lao as "Laven"), but they consider themselves to be a separate ethnic group (Sidwell 2003:19). There could also possibly be speakers in Stung Treng Province, Cambodia.

Su' speakers live in villages on both sides of Route 18, from Ban Chanto to about 10 km before Ban Mai.

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