Oi language

"The language" redirects here. For other uses, see Language (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with The Language.
Oy
The
Native toLaos
EthnicityOy, Jeng, Sok, Sapuan
Native speakers
24,000 (2015 census)[1]
plus 8,000 Sok, Sapuan and Jeng (1981–2007)[2][3]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
oyb – Oy
spu – Sapuan
Glottologoyyy1238  Oy
sapu1247  Sapuan–Sok
jeng1241  Jeng

Oi (Oy, Oey;[4] also known as The, Thang Ong, Sok) is an Austroasiatic dialect cluster of Attapeu Province, southern Laos. The dominant variety is Oy proper, with 11,000 speakers who are 80% monolinguals. The Jeng (Cheng) speak the same language but are ethnically distinct (Sidwell 2003). Speakers follow traditional religions.[1]

  1. ^ a b Oy at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Sapuan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Sok at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ Jeng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Mon-Khmer Classification (draft)". Retrieved 24 June 2016.