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Preferred term

lhaLaha  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Laha (Chinese: 拉哈, Vietnamese: La Ha) is a Kra language spoken by approximately 1,400 people out of a total population of 5,686 Laha. It is spoken in Lào Cai and Sơn La provinces, Vietnam. Laha dialects had been documented in 1986 by Russian linguists and in 1996 by American linguist Jerold A. Edmondson. Many Laha can also converse in the Khmu language, and Laha-speaking areas also have significant Black Thai (Tai Dam), Kháng, Ksongmul (Ksingmul, Xinh-mun), and Hmong populations.

Entry terms

  • Laha language
  • Laha (Viet Nam)

ISO 639-3 code

  • lha

Notation

  • lha

In other languages

  • Laha

    French

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/lha

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