Phonological analysis of the Ta’Oi language in A Roàng commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên Huế province

Abstract

Ta Oi is one of 53 ethnic minorities in Vietnam and is one of the few ethnic minorities with long standing residence in Thua Thien Hue Province. A Roang Commune, A Luoi District, Thua Thien Hue Province is one of the localities where the Ta Oi people dwell densely. The current paper identifies and describes some phonetic-phonological characteristics of Ta Oi language synchronically. Those characteristics include phonology and the systems of the initial sounds, the nucleus vowels and the coda consonants.