Rade language

E648050

The Rade language is an Austronesian language spoken by the Rade (Êđê) people of Vietnam’s Central Highlands, notable for its Chamic roots and distinctive oral traditions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rade language canonical 3
Rhade language 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austronesian language
Chamic language
language of Vietnam
branch Chamic
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
family Austronesian
hasAlternativeName Ede language
Rhade language
linked to: Rade language

Êđê language
linked to: Ede language
hasCulturalFeature rich oral epic traditions
traditional ritual songs and chants
hasDomainOfUse home and community communication
local radio and cultural programs
traditional ceremonies
hasEndangermentStatus vulnerable or threatened
hasEthnologueCode rad
hasGlottocode rade1240
hasGlottologName Rade
hasISO639-3Code rad
hasLinguasphereCode 31-FAE-a
hasLinguisticAncestor Proto-Chamic
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
hasLoanwordSource French
Khmer
Vietnamese
hasPhonologicalFeature tonal contrasts (often analyzed as register or pitch-accent-like)
hasSociolinguisticFeature bilingualism with Vietnamese is common
hasSpeakerPopulationStatus minority language with limited number of speakers
hasTypologicalFeature SVO basic word order
agglutinative morphology tendencies
use of prefixes and infixes
hasWritingSystem Latin-based script
isMinorityLanguageIn Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
isRelatedTo Cham language
Chru language
linked to: Chut language

Jarai language
Roglai language
isUsedIn Rade customary law recitations
traditional Rade epics (klei khan)
region Gia Lai Province
linked to: Gia Lai

Phú Yên Province
linked to: Phú Yên province

Đắk Lắk Province
spokenBy Rade people
linked to: Rade

Êđê people
linked to: Ê Đê people
spokenIn Central Highlands of Vietnam
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian
usesScript Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chamic languages hasPart Rade language
Rhade people language Rhade language
linked to: Rade language
Jarai language closelyRelatedTo Rhade language
linked to: Rade language
Rade language hasAlternativeName Rhade language
linked to: Rade language
Roglai language closelyRelatedTo Rade language
Haroi language isRelatedTo Rade language