# Oi language

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{{short description|Austroasiatic language spoken in Laos}}
{{Redirect|The language|other uses|Language (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox language
| name             = Oy
| nativename       = 
| states           = [Laos](/source/Laos)
| ethnicity        = Oy, Jeng, Sok, Sapuan
| speakers         = {{sigfig|23,500|2}}
| date             = 2015 census
| speakers2        = plus {{sigfig|7,540|1}} Sok, Sapuan and Jeng (1981&ndash;2007)<ref>{{e18|skk|Sok}}</ref><ref>{{e18|jeg|Jeng}}</ref>
| ref              = e18
| familycolor      = Austro-Asiatic
| fam2             = [Bahnaric](/source/Bahnaric_languages)
| fam3             = [West](/source/West_Bahnaric_languages)
| fam4             = 
| nation           = 
| lc1              = oyb
| ld1              = Oy
| lc2              = spu
| ld2              = [Sapuan](/source/Sapuan_language)
| glotto           = oyyy1238
| glottoname       = Oy
| glotto2          = sapu1247
| glottoname2      = Sapuan–Sok
| glotto3          = jeng1241
| glottoname3      = Jeng
| altname          = The
| map              = Oi language.jpg
}}
'''Oi''' (''Oy, Oey'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sealang.net/sala/mk-class.htm|title=Mon-Khmer Classification (draft)|access-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> also known as '''The''', '''Thang Ong''', '''Sok''') is an [Austroasiatic](/source/Austroasiatic_languages) [dialect cluster](/source/dialect_cluster) of [Attapeu Province](/source/Attapeu_Province), southern [Laos](/source/Laos). The dominant variety is Oy proper, with 11,000 speakers who are 80% monolinguals. The Jeng (Cheng) speak the same language but are ethnically distinct (Sidwell 2003). Speakers follow traditional religions.<ref name=e18/>

==Distribution==
Some locations where Oi is spoken in include (Sidwell 2003:26):
*Ban Sok, 40&nbsp;km north of [Attapeu](/source/Attapeu)
*Ban Lagnao, 10&nbsp;km northwest of [Attapeu](/source/Attapeu)
*Ban Inthi, 25&nbsp;km southwest of [Attapeu](/source/Attapeu); speakers claim to have migrated from the [Bolaven Plateau](/source/Bolaven_Plateau) about 80 years ago, around the time of the [Ong Kommandam](/source/Ong_Kommandam) Rebellion.
*Ban Mai, at the southern slope of the Bolaven Plateau
*Ban Champao, at the southern slope of the Bolaven Plateau
*Sepian forest, as far as the Khampo River
The Jeng live mostly along the banks of the Sekaman River, in and around Ban Fandeng (Phandɛŋ).

According to Daniell (2020), there are about 20 Oy villages in [Attapeu Province](/source/Attapeu_Province), Laos. The following villages are ordered roughly from west to east, and are located along or near the [Sekong River](/source/Sekong_River), in an area of [Attapeu Province](/source/Attapeu_Province) to the west of [Attapeu](/source/Attapeu) Town.<ref name="Daniell2020">Daniell, Jennifer. 2020. ''Phonological Variation in Oy: A Comparison of Four Varieties''. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.</ref>

{{col-begin}}
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*Thasengchan
*Thahintai
*Bok
*Moung
*Thaouan
*Thabok
*Donesoung
*Inthii
*Chomphoy
*Somsouk
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*Khang
*Hom
*Tamoloey
*Khemsang
*Champao
*Lanyao (Lagnao)
*Kayeu
*Konghang
*Sok
*Sapuan
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==References==
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==External links==
*Sidwell, Paul (2003). ''[https://www.academia.edu/1546654/A_handbook_of_comparative_Bahnaric A Handbook of comparative Bahnaric, Vol. 1: West Bahnaric] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611234412/https://www.academia.edu/1546654/A_handbook_of_comparative_Bahnaric |date=2021-06-11 }}''. Pacific Linguistics, 551. Canberra: Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.
*http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
*[http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-903F-3@view](/source/hdl%3A10050%2F00-0000-0000-0003-903F-3%40view) Oi in RWAAI Digital Archive
*[http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9041-C@view](/source/hdl%3A10050%2F00-0000-0000-0003-9041-C%40view) Sapuar in RWAAI Digital Archive

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{{Austro-Asiatic languages}}

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Category:Bahnaric languages
Category:Languages of Laos

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