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Oi (Oy, Oey; 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.[2]

Distribution

Some locations where Oi is spoken in include (Sidwell 2003:26):

  • Ban Sok, 40 km north of Attapeu
  • Ban Lagnao, 10 km northwest of Attapeu
  • Ban Inthi, 25 km southwest of Attapeu; speakers claim to have migrated from the Bolaven Plateau about 80 years ago, around the time of the Ong Kommandam Rebellion.
  • Ban Mai, at the southern slope of the Bolaven Plateau
  • Ban Champao, at the southern slope of the Bolaven Plateau
  • Sepian forest, as far as the Khampo River

The Jeng live mostly along the banks of the Sekaman River, in and around Ban Fandeng (Phandɛŋ).

References

  1. ^ "Mon-Khmer Classification (draft)". Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Oy[1] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Sapuan at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ Sok at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  4. ^ Jeng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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