Saek

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A language of Laos

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Seak, Sek, Set, Tai Sek, Xaek, Xec, Xek
User Population

3,840 in Laos (2015 census), based on ethnicity.

Location

Bolikhamxai province: Khamkeut district, Nam Ve subdistrict, Na Kadok village; Khammouan province: Grommarol, Thakhek, Hinboun, Mahaxai, and Nakai districts.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Kra-Dai, Kam-Tai, Tai, Northern
Dialects

Na Kadok, Khammouan. Reportedly similar to Tai Yo [tyj].

Language Use

Most also use Lao [lao] (Asian Minorities Outreach 1999b). Used as L2 by Arem [aem].

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Saek
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

The Saek of Na Kadok claim to have come from Phu Quan, Ban Pho Quang, Duc Tho district, in what is now Ha Tinh province, Vietnam. Khammouan dialect speakers are originally from Nakai district, and it is still spoken in Toeng, Nam Meo, Na Moey, and Beuk. Traditional religion, Buddhist.

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