Chru language
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Chru (Vietnamese: Chu Ru) is a Chamic language of Vietnam spoken by the Churu people in southern Lâm Đồng Province (especially in Đơn Dương District) and in Ninh Thuận Province.
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Chru | |
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Native to | Vietnam |
Ethnicity | Churu people |
Native speakers | 19,000 (2009 census)[1] |
Austronesian
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | cje |
Glottolog | chru1239 |
ELP | Chru |
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Like the other Chamic languages spoken in Vietnam (Cham, Jarai, Rade and Roglai), use of Chru is declining as native speakers are generally bilingual in Vietnamese, which is used for most official or public settings, like schools.