- Saek language
language
name=Saek
nativename=
familycolor=Tai-Kadai
states=Laos ,Thailand
speakers=25,000 (1993 est.)
fam2=Kam-Tai
fam3=Be-Tai
fam4=Tai-Sek
fam5=Sek
nation=
iso1=|iso2=|iso3=skb|Saek is a Tai-Kadai language spoken in several villages in
Laos , and in at least three villages inNakhon Phanom Province in northeastThailand , just across theMekong river. It is spoken by theSaek people .Two of these villages are "Ban Asamat" and "Ban Phai Lom," located just off the main river road a few kilometers north of Nakhon Phanom city. Another is "Ban Ba Wa Saek", located further upriver, but inland a few kilometers. However, except for the older generation, the Saek language is all but disappearing as there is a strong tendency for younger generations to use the local
trade language Lao/Isan, and/or the official Central Thai language as they are assimilated into mainstream Thai society.Further reading
*Gedney, W. J. (1993). "William J. Gedney's the Saek language: glossary, texts, and translations". Michigan papers on South and Southeast Asia, no. 41. [ ] : Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan. ISBN 0891480730
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