Theen language

Theen
Tai Then
Native to Vietnam and Laos
Native speakers
200 (1996)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 None (mis)
Glottolog thee1239[2]

Theen (Thin), or Tai Then, is a Mon–Khmer language of Vietnam and Laos.[1] This language could also be a Tai-Kadai variety.[3]

The name "Theen"/"Thin" is also used for the Khmuic languages Mal and Phai.

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 Proschan, Frank. 1996. A Survey of Khmuic and Palaungic Languages in Laos and Vietnam. Pan-Asiatic Linguistics, 3: 895–919.
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Theen". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Schliesinger, Joachim. (2003. Ethnic Groups of Laos. vol. 3. pages 218-222.


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