TaʼOi is a member of the Katuic branch of the Austroasiatic language family. It is spoken in southern Laos and central Vietnam by about 220,000 people. In Laos it is spoken in Salavan and Sekong provinces, while in Vietnam it is spoken in Thừa Thiên-Huế province.
TaʼOi is also known as Taʼoih, Tau-Oi, Ta Oi, Taoy, Ta-ôi, Taoih or Taʼuaih. There are several varieties of TaʼOi which are classified as separate languages in some sources. These include TaʼOi proper, Ong, Chatong, Kriang and Kataang. They are also known by other names, such as Upper Taʼoih, Lower Taʼoih and Ir.
TaʼOi is not usually written. The chart below shows a way to write the Kataang dialect (a.k.a. Katang-Taʼoi) with the Lao alphabet devised by Feikje van der Haak of SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics).
Download an alphabet chart for TaʼOi
Information about TaʼOi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%27Oi_language
https://www.sil.org/language/tth
https://www.sil.org/language/tto
https://www.academia.edu/40596392/General_description_of_the_TaʼOi-Kuay_language
Katu, Khmu, Kuy, Lao, Pali, TaʼOi
Page created: 16.10.23. Last modified: 01.06.25
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