Ta’oih, Upper

TTH

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kantua, Ta Hoi, Ta-Oi, Ta-Oy, Tau Oi

Dialects: Ha’aang (Sa’ang), Kamuan’, Leem, Palee’n, Pasoom. Not inherently intelligible of Lower Ta’oih ,. Intelligibility can be acquired after at least 2 weeks’ contact.

Genealogy:

Austro-Asiatic
Mon-Khmer
Eastern Mon-Khmer
Katuic
Central Katuic
Ta’oih

Demographics: 30,900 in Laos (1995 census). Population total all countries: 49,900. 21,500 monolinguals.

Language Use: Used as L2 by Lower Ta’oih [tto].

Writing System: Lao

Nation of Origin: Laos

Other Comments: Traditional religion.