Pacoh | |
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Native to | Laos, Vietnam |
Ethnicity | Pacoh |
Native speakers | 32,000 (2002–2005)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | pac |
Glottolog | paco1243 |
The Pacoh language is a member of the Katuic language group, a part of the Eastern [1] Mon–Khmer linguistic branch. Most Pacoh speakers live in central Laos and central Vietnam.[2] Pacoh is undergoing substantial change, influenced by the Vietnamese.[3]
Alternative names are Paco, Pokoh, Bo River Van Kieu. Its dialects are Pahi (Ba-Hi). They are officially classified by the Vietnamese government as Ta'Oi (Tà Ôi) people.