Native to Vietnam Official language in Vietnam | Native speakers 97,000 (1999–2002) | |
Language family Austronesian
Malayo-Polynesian
Nuclear Malayo-Polynesian
Malayo-Sumbawan
Chamic
Highlands
Northern Chamic
Roglai ISO 639-3 Variously:
roc – Cacgia
rog – Northern
rgs – Southern Glottolog cacg1235 (Cacgia Roglai)
nort2994 (Northern Roglai)
sout3010 (Southern Roglai) | ||
The Roglai language is a Chamic language of southern Vietnam. There are four dialects (Cobbey 1977):
- Northern
- Du Long
- Southern
- Cac Gia
Their autonym is Radlai, which means "forest people."
References
Roglai language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA