Alak language
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Alak is a language spoken by some 4,000 people in southern Laos
, especially in the Provinces of Salavan and Sekong
(where the Alak people
make up over a fifth of the population). It is closely related to the language spoken by the Bahnars
of Vietnam.
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
, especially in the Provinces of Salavan and Sekong
Sekong Province
Sekong is a province of Laos, located in the south-east of the country.-Geography:Sekong was created in 1984, when it was split off from Salavan Province. It is bordered by Vietnam to the east, Attapeu Province to the south, Salavanh Province to the north, and Champasak Province to the west...
(where the Alak people
Alak people
The Alak or Hrlak are an Austro-Asiatic ethnic group of southern Laos, living mainly in Salavan Province. They speak the Alak language. Little is known of their history, though as a Mon–Khmer-sepaking group, their origin is presumably in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.-Culture:Nowadays, most...
make up over a fifth of the population). It is closely related to the language spoken by the Bahnars
Bahnar people
The Bahnar are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Bình Định and Phú Yên...
of Vietnam.