Laven is a Mon–Khmer dialect cluster of southern Laos. Laven is the exonym given by the Laotian government, while the autonym of many of those speakers is Jru' [ɟruʔ]. Varieties are:Jru' (also spelled Jruq)JukSu' (also spelled Suq)Laven varieties are described in detail by Therapan L-Thongkum and Paul Sidwell (2003).