Jeh

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A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3
jeh
Alternate Names
Die, Gie, Yeh
Autonym
Jeh
User Population

15,200 in Vietnam (2002 SIL). Total users in all countries: 26,700.

Location

Kon Tum and Quang Nam provinces.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Bahnaric, North Bahnaric, West, Jeh-Halang
Dialects

Jeh Bri La (Bri-La), Jeh Mang Ram. Related to Halang [hal].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Vietnamese [vie].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Radio. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 2012.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Jeh
Writing

Lao script [Laoo]. Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Part of the Gié Triêng offical ethnic community (50,962, 2009 census) which includes Trieng [stg]. Traditional religion, Christian.

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