"Kuy" redirects here. For places in Iran, see Kuy, Iran. For the stream in Texas, see Kuy Creek.
Not to be confused with Kui language (Indonesia) or Kui language (India).
Kuy
Kui, Kuay, Cuoi
กูย, កួយ, ກູຢ
Native to
Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Native speakers
ca. 450,000 (2005–2006)[1]
Language family
Austroasiatic
Katuic
West Katuic
Kuy
Writing system
Thai, Khmer, Lao (depends on countries they live)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Either: kdt – Kuy (Kuay) nyl – Nyeu (Yoe)
Glottolog
kuys1235
ELP
Nyeu
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Kuy, also known as Kui, Suay or Kuay (Thai: ภาษากูย; Khmer: ភាសាកួយ), is a Katuic language, part of the larger Austroasiatic family spoken by the Kuy people of Southeast Asia.
Kuy is one of the Katuic languages within the Austroasiatic family. It is spoken in Isan, Thailand by about 300,000 people, in Salavan, Savannakhet and Sekong Provinces of Laos by about 64,000; and in Preah Vihear, Stung Treng and Kampong Thom Provinces of northern Cambodia by 15,500 people.
^Kuy (Kuay) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Nyeu (Yoe) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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