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|nativename=''Djarai, Jarai, Jorai, Jörai, Jơrai'' | |nativename=''Djarai, Jarai, Jorai, Jörai, Jơrai'' | ||
|familycolor=Isolate | |familycolor=Isolate | ||
|states=[[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[United States of America|United States]] (esp. [[North Carolina]]) | |states=[[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[United States of America|United States]] (esp. [[North Carolina (U.S. state)]]) | ||
|speakers=more than 300 thousand [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=jra] | |speakers=more than 300 thousand [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=jra] | ||
|fam1=[[Chamic languages|Chamic]] | |fam1=[[Chamic languages|Chamic]] | ||
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'''Jarai''', a minority language of [[Southeast Asia]], is the mother tongue of over 300,000 people, most of them living in the highlands of [[Vietnam]] and [[Cambodia]]. Jarai is a member of the [[Chamic]] language family, from the [[Malayo-Polynesian]] branch of [[Austronesian]]. The name Jarai designates both the [[Jarai]] ethnic group and the language. | '''Jarai''', a minority language of [[Southeast Asia]], is the mother tongue of over 300,000 people, most of them living in the highlands of [[Vietnam]] and [[Cambodia]]. Jarai is a member of the [[Chamic]] language family, from the [[Malayo-Polynesian]] branch of [[Austronesian]]. The name Jarai designates both the [[Jarai]] ethnic group and the language. | ||
Jarai is written with a Roman alphabet resembling that used for [[Vietnamese]]. However, unlike Vietnamese, Jarai is not a [[tone language]], so very few diacritics are needed. | Jarai is written with a Roman alphabet resembling that used for [[Vietnamese]]. However, unlike Vietnamese, Jarai is not a [[tone language]], so very few diacritics are needed.[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:00, 4 September 2024
| Jarai | |
|---|---|
| Djarai, Jarai, Jorai, Jörai, Jơrai | |
| Spoken in | Vietnam, Cambodia, United States (esp. North Carolina (U.S. state)) |
| Total speakers | more than 300 thousand [1] |
| Language family | Chamic |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | none |
| ISO 639-2 | none |
| ISO 639-3 | jra |
| Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. See IPA chart for English for an English-based pronunciation key. | |
Jarai, a minority language of Southeast Asia, is the mother tongue of over 300,000 people, most of them living in the highlands of Vietnam and Cambodia. Jarai is a member of the Chamic language family, from the Malayo-Polynesian branch of Austronesian. The name Jarai designates both the Jarai ethnic group and the language.
Jarai is written with a Roman alphabet resembling that used for Vietnamese. However, unlike Vietnamese, Jarai is not a tone language, so very few diacritics are needed.