Katuic languages

Katuic languages

The fifteen Katuic languages form a branch of the Austroasiatic languages spoken by about 1.3 million people in Southeast Asia. People who speak Katuic languages are called the Katuic peoples.

Classification

Data for adequate classification of the Mon-Khmer Katuic languages only become available after the opening of Laos to foreign researchers in the 1990s. The following classification is that of Sidwell (2003).

*Katu branch:
**Dakkang (Laos)
**Kantu (Laos)
**Katu (Vietnam and Laos)
**Phuong (Vietnam)
**Triw (Laos)

*Kui-Bru branch (West Katuic):
**Bru (Laos and Thailand)
**Kuy (Thailand)
**So (Laos)
**Souei (Thailand)

*Pacoh language (Vietnam and Laos)

*Ta'Oi-Kriang branch (Laos):
**Chatong
**Ngeq/Kriang
**Talan-Ong-Ir
**Ta'Oih

Further reading

*Sidwell, P. (2005). "The Katuic languages: classification, reconstruction and comparative lexicon". LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics, 58. Muenchen: Lincom Europa. ISBN 3895868027
*Peiros, I. (1996). "Katuic comparative dictionary". Canberra, Australia: Dept. of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University. ISBN 0858834359
*Costello, N. A. (1991). "Nôôq paraaq Katu: Katu dictionary : Katu--Vietnamese--English". Manila: Summer Institute of Linguistics, Thailand Group.
*Thomas, D. M. (1976). "A phonological reconstruction of Proto-East-Katuic". Grand Forks, N.D.: Summer Institute of Linguistics.

External links

* [http://www.anu.edu.au/~u9907217/languages/Katuic.html Paul Sidwell (2003)]
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90162 Ethnologue Tree: Katuic languages]


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