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Oy
Native to
Laos
Ethnicity
Oy, Jeng, Sok, Sapuan
Native speakers
24,000 (2015 census)[1] plus 8,000 Sok, Sapuan and Jeng (1981–2007)[2][3]
Language family
Austroasiatic
Bahnaric
West
Oy
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Either: oyb – Oy spu – Sapuan
Glottolog
oyyy1238 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]
^ abOy at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Sapuan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Sok at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Jeng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^"Mon-Khmer Classification (draft)". Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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