Juk language
{{short description|Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos}}
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|familycolor=Austro-Asiatic
|fam2=Bahnaric
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|script=Lao script, Khom script
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Juk (also known as Suai, Souei, Xuay) is a Mon–Khmer language of the Bahnaric branch spoken in Sekong Province, Laos. According to Sidwell (2003), it was probably a northern dialect of Jru' that had differentiated through separation by migration.
The Juk language was discovered by Thai linguist Therapan L-Thongkum. Juk speakers live in the village Ban Nyôkthông (Gnôkthông), located about 12 km north of Ban Kafe. It is located halfway between the towns of Tateng and Sekong.
References
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- Sidwell, Paul (2003). [https://www.academia.edu/1540081/A_handbook_of_comparative_Bahnaric_Vol._1_West_Bahnaric A Handbook of comparative Bahnaric, Vol. 1: West Bahnaric]. Pacific Linguistics, 551. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
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