Jru' language

This article is about the Jru' variety of Laven. For the wider dialect chain, see Laven language.
Jru'
Jruʔ, ຈຼ໌ຣູະ
Native toLaos
Native speakers
28,000 (2007)[1]
Lao script, Khom script
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbo
Glottologlave1248

Jru' (IPA [ɟruʔ]) is a Mon–Khmer language of the Bahnaric branch spoken in southern Laos.[2] It is also known as "Loven", "Laven" or "Boloven" from the Laotian exonym Laven or Loven, which is derived from the Khmer name for the Boloven Plateau. The Jru' people engage in coffee and cardamom cultivation, as well as other agricultural activities.

  1. ^ Jru' at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jacq, Pascale (2004). "The Development of a Lao-based orthography for Jrù" (PDF). Mon-Khmer Studies. 34: 97–112. Retrieved 28 June 2012.