Tariang language
Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos
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Taliang (Tariang, Talieng, Trieng) is a Bahnaric language spoken by the Jeh-Tariang people of Laos and Vietnam. It is possibly related to the Stieng language of Vietnam and Cambodia.[2]
| Taliang | |
|---|---|
| Trieng | |
| Kasseng | |
| Native to | Laos |
| Ethnicity | Gie-Trieng |
Native speakers | 45,000 (2005)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:tdf – Taliengstg – Triengtgr – Tareng |
| Glottolog | trie1243 Trieng |
There are various languages that have gone by the name Taliang/Trieng, which means 'headhunters'; SEALang classifies two of these as dialects of the same language as Kasseng.[3]
Further reading
The Institute for Cultural Research. Ministry of Information and Culture. 2003. The Life and House of the Tariang People. Sponsored by: The Japan Foundation Asia Center.