Maleng language

Maleng, also known as Pakatan and Bo, is a Vietic language of Laos and Vietnam.

Maleng
Pakatan
Bo
Native toLaos, Vietnam
Native speakers
3,700 (2000–2007)[1]
Dialects
  • Atel
  • Thémarou
  • Arao
  • Makang
  • Malang
  • Maleng
  • Tơe
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
pkt  Pakatan
bgl  Bo
Glottologmale1282  Maleng
bola1249  Bo-Maleng
ELPMaleng

Maleng has the four-way register system of Thavung augmented with pitch.[2]

Malieng, despite having the same name as Maleng, is a dialect of Chut (Chamberlain 2003, Sidwell 2009).

References

  1. Pakatan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Bo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Sidwell, Paul. Vietic languages. Mon-Khmer Languages Project.


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