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Kachok
Native to	Cambodia–Vietnam border
Native speakers	3,600 (2007)
Language family	Austroasiatic Bahnaric North Bahnaric Sedang–Todrah Kachok
Dialects	Kacoʼ Romam
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: xkk – Kachok rmx – Romam
Glottolog	lama1291
ELP	Kaco'
	Romam

Kacoʼ (Kachok) is an Austro-Asiatic language of Vietnam. The two dialects, Kacoʼ and Romam, are quite distinct. Lamam (Lmam) is a clan name found among the Kaco', not a distinct language.

In Vietnam, Romam (Rơ-măm) is spoken in Le village, Mo Rai commune, Sa Thầy District, Kon Tum province (Đặng, et al. 2010:115).

References

1. Kachok at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
   Romam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Endangered Languages Project data for Romam.
3. Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, Chu Thái Sơn, Lưu Hùng. 2010. Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam. Hà Nội: Thế Giới Publishers.

• Magaspag, Chitse E. 2012. Language Use and Attitudes of Kachok Speakers: Towards an Assessment of the Kachok Language Vitality. SIL International.

• Bahnaric languages