District codes are also given in parentheses (see districts of Laos). Khamkeut District, Borikhamxay Province (11-05) Ban Na Kadok, Nam Veo Subdistrict (originally from Phu Quan village, near Đức Thọ, Hà Tĩnh Province, Vietnam). They have extensive gold mines along the Nam Houay stream bed. Settlers from Na Kadok had also founded Na Vang in Nakai District, located on the Nam Mone, when they were hiding from Thai soldiers during the Siamese occupation of Laos. The Bru people now live in Na Vang and maintain the terraces that the Saek had originally built. Ban Som Sanouk, Lak Xao Subdistrict Ban Nam Phao, Lak Xao Subdistrict Ban Houay Toun, Lak Xao Subdistrict Ban Na Tham Kwang (or Ban Nam Hoy), Khammmouane Subdistrict Nakai District, Khammouane Province (12-07) Ban Toeng (subdistrict seat on the Nam Noy) Ban Na Meo (located on the Nam Pheo, a tributary of the Nam Noy; village claimed to have been occupied for 286 years) Ban Na Moey (located on the Nam Pheo) Ban Beuk (located on the Nam Pheo) Gnommarath District, Khammouane Province (12-05) Ban Pha Toung (residents originally from Ban Toeng) Ban Khène (residents originally from Ban Toeng) Thakhek District, Khammouane Province (12-01): various villages Hinboun District, Khammouane Province (12-04): various villages Morev notes that Saek is also spoken in the following districts of Khammouane Province, Laos. Nhommarat District (12-05) Mahaxay District (12-02) Kham Khet District (in Borikhamxay) (11-05) Tha Khek District (12-01) The Saek speakers of Laos live adjacent to Bru and Mène speakers (Chamberlain 1998). Additional data on Saek of Laos has since been collected by Jean Pacquement (2016, 2017, 2018). Vietnam According to Gedney, Vietnam is said to have the two following Saek villages. However, Chamberlain (1998) notes that all villages listed by Gedney to be in Vietnam are actually in Laos. baan3 trɤɤŋ3 (actually in Laos according to Chamberlain (1998)) baan3 tɛɛn1 According to Gedney, abandoned Saek villages in Vietnam (Laos according to Chamberlain) include the following. Their equivalents in Chamberlain (1998) are given in parentheses. baan3 bɯk4 naa4 tɤɤ3 (Ban Beuk) baan3 sin4 naa4 mɤɤy4 (Ban Na Moey) baan3 trɤɤŋ1 (Ban Toeng - subdistrict seat on the Nam Noy) baan3 thruu3 (Ban Thô - next to the Houay Thô and Nam Amang confluence; just north of the mountain "Phu Kun Tho") The phiaŋ4 sɤɤŋ1 Notes References Sources Chamberlain, James R. 1998. "The Origin of the Sek: Implications for Tai and Vietnamese