| Brao | |
|---|---|
| Spoken in | Cambodia, Laos |
| Native speakers | 45,000 (1984–2006) |
| Language family |
Austro-Asiatic
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | variously: brb – Lave krr – Kru’ng krv – Kavet sqq – Sou |
Brao is a Mon–Khmer language of Cambodia and Laos. There are four distinct but mutually intelligible varieties, sometimes considered separate languages: Lave (Brao proper), Kru’ng (Kreung), Kavet (Kravet), and Sou (Su’, Suq), the latter two spoken by only a couple thousand apiece.