Sapuan language
| Sapuan | |
|---|---|
| Səpuar | |
| Native to | Laos |
Native speakers | 480 (1999) to 1,000 (2003)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | spu |
| Glottolog | sapu1248 |
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Sapuan (autonym: səpuar) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken in the single village of Ban Sapuan, located approximately 40 km north of Attapeu. Jacq and Sidwell (1999) provide a short grammar. Sidwell (2003) reports a population of just under 1,000. Chazée (1999:93) gives a lower estimate of 480.
References
[edit]- ^ Chazée 1999, Sidwell 2003
External links
[edit]- Sidwell, Paul (2003). A Handbook of comparative Bahnaric, Vol. 1: West Bahnaric. Pacific Linguistics, 551. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
- Jacq, Pascale and Paul Sidwell (1999). "Sapuan (Səpuar)." Lincom Europa. München.
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9041-C@view Sapuar in RWAAI Digital Archive
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