Glottolog love1237 | Native speakers 30,000 (2007) | |
Language family AustroasiaticBahnaricWestLaven ISO 639-3 Either:lbo – Jru’ (Laven)sqq – Sou (Su’) | ||
Laven is a Mon–Khmer dialect cluster of southern Laos. Laven is the exonym given by the Laotian government, while the autonym of many of those speakers is Jru' [ɟruʔ]. Varieties are:
Laven varieties are described in detail by Therapan L-Thongkum and Paul Sidwell (2003).
References
Laven language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA