Laven language

Laven
Laven
Native to	Laos
Native speakers	30,000 (2007)
Language family	Austroasiatic Bahnaric West Laven; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; lbo – Jru’ (Laven) (Yrou); sqq – Sou (Su’)
Glottolog	love1237

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:

Jru' (also spelled Jruq)
Juk
Su' (also spelled Suq)

Laven varieties are described in detail by Therapan L-Thongkum and Paul Sidwell (2003).

^ Jru’ (Laven) (Yrou) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Sou (Su’) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[e18-1] Jru’ (Laven) (Yrou) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Sou (Su’) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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