Stieng

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Stieng is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Stieng ethnic group in parts of Vietnam and Cambodia.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Stieng canonical 3
Stiêng 1
S’tiêng 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Austroasiatic language
Bahnaric language
associatedReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

animist beliefs
closelyRelatedTo Bahnar language
Mnong language
country Cambodia
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
endangeredStatus vulnerable
ethnicGroupAssociated Stieng people
family Austroasiatic
glottologCode stie1260
glottologName Stieng
hasAlternativeName S’tiêng
linked to: Stieng

Xtiêng
hasDialect Northern Stieng
Southern Stieng
hasOralTradition folktales
ritual chants
songs
hasPhonemicContrast tone-like register or phonation differences
vowel length
iso639-3Code sti
languageBranch Bahnaric
languageFamilyDivision Eastern Bahnaric
linked to: South Bahnaric
languageShiftPressureFrom Khmer
Vietnamese
minorityLanguageIn Cambodia
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
primaryUse daily communication within Stieng communities
region Southeast Asia
spokenBy Stieng people
spokenIn Cambodia
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
status minority language
subfamilyOf Bahnaric branch
typologicalFeature monosyllabic tendency
rich consonant inventory
usedInEducation limited local education and literacy programs
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Bahnaric hasLanguage Stieng
Stieng people autonym Stiêng
linked to: Stieng
Stieng glottologName Stieng
Stieng hasAlternativeName S’tiêng
linked to: Stieng