Todrah language explained

Todrah
States:Vietnam
Speakers:6,000
Date:2007
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Austro-Asiatic
Fam2:Bahnaric
Fam3:North Bahnaric
Fam4:Sedang–Todrah
Iso3:tdr
Glotto:todr1244
Glottorefname:Todrah
Dia1:Sodrah
Dia2:Xodrah

Todrah is an Austroasiatic language of Vietnam. The two dialects, Sodrah and Xodrah, are quite distinct. Speakers are officially classified by the Vietnamese government as Sedang people.

Todrah contrasts clear, breathy and laryngeal vowels.[1]

Distribution

Todrah (Sơ-Drá, Xơtrá, SơRá) is spoken in Đắk Glei District, Kon Tum town, and Kon Plông District of Kon Tum Province (Le et al. 2014:175)[2]

According to Ethnologue, it is spoken northeast of Kon Tum city, from Kon Hring to Kon Braih.

Notes and References

  1. http://sealang.net/archives/mks/pdf/4:143-184.pdf
  2. Lê Bá Thảo, Hoàng Ma, et al.; Viện hàn lâm khoa học xã hội Việt Nam - Viện dân tộc học. 2014. Các dân tộc ít người ở Việt Nam: các tỉnh phía nam. Ha Noi: Nhà xuất bản khoa học xã hội.