Bru language


Bruu is a Mon–Khmer dialect continuum spoken by the Bru people of mainland Southeast Asia.
Sô and Khua are dialects.

Names

There are various local and dialect designations for Bru.
The distribution of the Bru language spreads north and northeast from Salavan, Laos, through Savannakhet, Khammouane, and Bolikhamsai, and over into neighboring Thailand and Vietnam. In Vietnam, Brâu is spoken in Đắk Mế, Bờ Y commune, Đắk Tô District, Kon Tum Province.

Dialects

Thailand has the following Western Bru dialects.
The following Bru subgroups are found in Quảng Bình Province.
Below is a comparative vocabulary of Vân Kiêu, Măng Coong, Tri, and Khùa from Phan, with words transcribed in Vietnamese orthography.
GlossVân KiêuMăng CoongTriKhùa
onemuimuôimuôimuôi
twobarbarbarbar
threepeipeipeipei
fourponponponpon
fiveShăngShăngt'shăngt'shăng
hairsoksoksoksok
eyematmatmatmat
noselyumumumu
skyplangplangplanggiang
groundkutekatekkatekk'tek
waterdơdơdơdo
fishsiasiasiasia
birdchamchamchamcham
water buffalotricktricktricktrick
cattlentrotrotrotro