Lao Nyo or Nyo (autonym: ') is a
Southwestern Tai language spoken mostly in
Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, as well as in
Aranyaprathet District
Aranyaprathet ( th, อรัญประเทศ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Sa Kaeo province in Thailand. It borders Cambodia to the east.
History
Aranyaprathet was originally a district in the Kabin Buri Province. On 1 April 1926 the prov ...
,
Sa Kaew Province
Sa Kaeo ( th, สระแก้ว, ) is one of the 76 provinces (''changwat'') and lies in eastern Thailand about 200 km from Bangkok. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Nakhon Ratchas ...
, Thailand. There are between 10,000 and 15,000 speakers of Lao Nyo in Cambodia. Lao Nyo is classified as a dialect of
Lao rather than
Nyo (Nyaw), based on linguistic data from Aun Loung Svay Chas village in Cambodia.
Name
The name ''Nyo'' likely came about as an exonym that was later adopted as an endonym; the Lao Nyo did not actually originate from the ethnic
Nyo of
Isan and Laos. This exonym may have been used due to the Lao Nyo's geographical origins or their language.
Classification
Nyo is a Southwestern Tai language spoken in
Tha Uthen District,
Nakhon Phanom Province and
Kantharawichai District,
Maha Sarakham Province of Thailand, as well as
Khamkeut District,
Bolikhamxay Province of Laos. However, Trongdee (2014) shows that Lao Nyo of Banteay Meanchey is not Nyo or Yo, although some Lao Nyo tones are more similar to Nyo tones than to Lao tones.
Locations
The following Lao Nyo villages have been documented in Cambodia.
*
Ou Chrov District,
Banteay Meanchey Province
**Koub Thom
**Dong Aranh
**Aunloung Svay Chas
**Aun Loung
**Svay Thwey
**Kou Touch
**Koub Cherng
**Koub Thboung
**Khai Dorn
**Sery Pheap
*
Srei Sophone District,
Banteay Meanchey Province
**Phnum Bak village,
Tuek Thla commune
**Ambel village,
Ou Ambel commune
*
Bor Vil District,
Battambang Province (5 villages)
**Makreu
**Salor Klaen
**Phum Leau
**Prey Kapos
**Phum Koub
In
Sa Kaew Province
Sa Kaeo ( th, สระแก้ว, ) is one of the 76 provinces (''changwat'') and lies in eastern Thailand about 200 km from Bangkok. Neighboring provinces are (from south clockwise) Chanthaburi, Chachoengsao, Prachinburi, Nakhon Ratchas ...
, Thailand, the Lao Nyo are found in the following subdistricts (''
tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district ('' amphoe'') and province ('' changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 '' khwaen ...
'') of
Aranyaprathet District
Aranyaprathet ( th, อรัญประเทศ, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Sa Kaeo province in Thailand. It borders Cambodia to the east.
History
Aranyaprathet was originally a district in the Kabin Buri Province. On 1 April 1926 the prov ...
.
*Klong Nam Sai (คลองน้ำใส)
*Mueang Phai (เมืองไผ่)
*Phan Suek (ผ่านศึก)
*Tha Kham (ท่าข้าม)
*Aranyaprathet (อรัญประเทศ)
Notes
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lao Nyo language
Southwestern Tai languages
Languages of Cambodia
Languages of Thailand