Chut languages

The Chứt (Chut, Cheut) or Rục-Sách languages are a Vietic language cluster spoken by the Chứt peoples of Vietnam and Khammouane Province, Laos.

Classification

The following three Chứt subgroups have been tentatively identified in Babaev & Samarina (2021).

• Mày, Rục, Sách
• Arem
• Kri, Maleng (Malieng); Kri and Maleng are listed as Western Vietic, rather than as part of the Chut phylogenetic group, by Alves & Sidwell (2021)

Except for the semi-nomadic and sedentary agriculturalist Sach and the swidden agriculturalist Kri, the May, Ruc, Arem, and Maleng were all hunter-gatherers until the late 20th century.

Distribution

Chứt languages are spoken in the following villages in Vietnam.

• Lâm Hóa
• Hóa Tiến
• Lâm Sum
• Hóa Hợp
• Hóa LÆ°Æ¡ng
• Thượng Hóa

• Ca Oóc
• Bai Dinh
• Cha Lo

• Yên Hợp
• Phú Minh

References

• Ta Long (1975). "About the human community relationship between the three groups of 'Machines', Ruc, Books". In Vietnam Social Science Commission: Institute of Ethnology. On the issue of identifying the minority population in northern Vietnam, p. 518-530. Hanoi: Social Sciences Publishing House.

External links

• The Chứt 05:06 PM 21/01/2016
• Người Chứt Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs 03:44 PM 04/11/2015