Also Known As:
Orak Lawoi', Lawta, Chaw Talay, Chawnam, Lawoi
Dialects & Varieties
East and Southeast Asia
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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Speakers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
3,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Their name means ‘sea people’, and is cognate with Orang Laut which means the same in Malay.
Location and Context
Countries
Thailand
Location Description
Thailand: islands off the southwest coast from Phuket to the Malaysian border.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Thai; Malay
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
Various Thai-script and romanised literacy materials have been prepared.
Recent Resources
Mensaje informativo
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