Ethnicity Bru, Katang | Glottolog brou1236 | |
Native speakers (300,000 cited 1991–2006) Language family AustroasiaticKatuicWestBrou–SoBru ISO 639-3 Variously:bru – Eastern Brubrv – Western Brusss – Sôxhv – Khua |
Bruu (also spelled Bru, B'ru, Baru, Brou) is a Mon–Khmer dialect continuum spoken by the Bru people of mainland Southeast Asia.
Contents
Sô and Khua are dialects.
Names
There are various local and dialect designations for Bru (Sidwell 2005:11).
Distribution
The distribution of the Bru language spreads north and northeast from Salavan, Laos, through Savannakhet, Khammouane, and Bolikhamsai, and over into neighboring Thailand and Vietnam (Sidwell 2005:11). In Vietnam, Brâu (Braò) is spoken in Đắk Mế, Bờ Y commune, Đắk Tô District, Kon Tum Province.
Dialects
Thailand has the following Western Bru dialects (Choo, et al. 2012).
References
Bru language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA