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Roglai
Region Vietnam
Native speakers
(97,000 cited 1999–2002) [1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
roc – Cacgia
rog – Northern
rgs – Southern
Glottolog cacg1235  Cacgia Roglai
nort2994  Northern Roglai
sout3010  Southern Roglai

The Roglai language is a Chamic language of southern Vietnam, spoken by the Raglai people.

There are four Roglai dialects: Northern, Du Long, Southern and Cac Gia. [2]

Their autonym is radlai, which means "forest people".

Swadesh list

Mainland Chamic, Aceh and Malay comparative table:

Lexeme Proto-Chamic Western Cham Eastern Cham Roglai Aceh Malay
one *sa /sa ha/ /tha/ /sa/ sa satu
seven *tujuh /taçuh/ /taçŭh/ /tijuh/ tujôh tujuh
fire *ʔapuy /pui/ /apuy/ /apui/ apui api
sky *laŋit /laŋiʔ/ /laŋiʔ/ Lingik /laŋĩ꞉ʔ/ langèt langit
rice (husked) *bra꞉s /prah/ /prah-l/ /bra/ breueh beras
iron *bisεy /pasay/ /pithăy/ /pisǝy/ beusoe besi
sugarcane *tabɔw-v /tapau/ /tapăw/ /tubəu/ teubèe tebu

References

  1. ^ Cacgia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Northern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Southern at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Cobbey, Maxwell; Cobbey, Vurnell (1977). Suraq vungã sanãp Radlai / Nữ-vựng Rơglai / Northern Roglai vocabulary. Huntington Beach, CA: Summer Institute of Linguistics.