Pacoh language

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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. [1] Pacoh is undergoing substantial change, influenced by the Vietnamese.[2]

Pacoh is spoken by 10,000-15,000 people, therefore, approaching the level of an endangered language.[3] About 70% of Pacoh are mono-lingual, meaning they only speak their own language.

Approximately 15-25% of Pacoh adults are able to read. The Gospels of Mark and John were translated into Pacoh by missionaries in 1965, but it's unclear how many Pacoh could read them.[citation needed]

Pacoh is related to Phuong.[4]

Its alternate names are: Paco, Pokoh, Bo River Van Kieu. Its dialects are Pahi {Ba-Hi).

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ISO 639-2

[edit] Further reading

  • Alves, M. J. (2006). A grammar of Pacoh: a Mon-Khmer language of the central highlands of Vietnam. Pacific linguistics, 580. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, the Australian National University. ISBN 0858835681

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Mark J. Alves. A grammar of Pacoh: A Mon-Khmer language of the central highlands of Vietnam. Pacific Linguistics Publishers. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  3. ^ The Pacoh People: Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
  4. ^ PACOH: a language of Viet Nam. Retrieved on 2007-09-11.

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