Bru language

Spoken in

• Austro -Asiatic languages Mon-Khmer languages Bru

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Bru

Bru ( Bruu, Van Kieu ) is a language that is spoken mainly by the people of Bru, their families settle in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

Bru belongs to the group of Katu languages ​​in the Mon-Khmer language family, which in turn belongs to the Austro -Asiatic languages ​​. The language is divided into two main branches: the eastern and the western Bru, which is spoken by a few speakers in Thailand and Laos.

Eastern Bru

The number of speakers of the Eastern Bru language is

• In Vietnam: 55 559 (as of 1999 census ), mainly in the provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Dac Lac
• In Laos: 69,000 (as of 1999), to the east of the province Savannehkhet
• In Thailand: 5,000 (as of 1983), Sakon Nakhon province Amnat Charoen and

Most languages ​​of the Mon-Khmer family have more than 20 different vowels, where Bru is one of the most vocal languages. If all types together, so come, including the nasal vowels together 68 distinct vocal groups. This is probably the highest number worldwide.

SIL code

• Eastern Bru: BRU
• Western Bru: BRV