Western Bru language
Western Bru (ISO 639-3 code brv) is a language of the Austroasiatic family spoken in Laos and Thailand. It has about 20,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | brv |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | west2397 |
| Family | Austroasiatic |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Laos, Thailand |
| Speakers (estimate) | 20,000 |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Austroasiatic languages, nearest first.
- Vietnamese86,000,000 speakers
- Khmer17,000,000 speakers
- Eastern Bru82,300 speakers
- Lave32,230 speakers
- Nyahkur10,000 speakers
- Phai6,281 speakers
- Tai Loi4,460 speakers
- Mang1,750 speakers
- Bit1,000 speakers
- Nguôn1,000 speakers
- Phong-Kniang1,000 speakers
- Chong500 speakers
More about Western Bru
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.