Yong language
| Yong | |
|---|---|
| Nyong | |
| Native to | Thailand |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2000)[1] |
Kra–Dai
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yno |
| Glottolog | yong1277 |
Yong (Nyong) is a Southwestern Tai language of Thailand. It is used by Tai Yong people, who are descended from Tai Lue people from Xishuangbanna, China and Kengtung, Myanmar. Ethnologue reports that Yong is phonologically similar to the Tai Lue language. There were 12,600 speakers as of 2000.
Distribution[]
Yong is spoken in San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai Province, and Pa Sang District, Mae Tha District, and Mueang Lamphun District, Lamphun Province (Ethnologue).
Further reading[]
- Wangsai, Piyawat. 2007. A Comparative Study of Phonological Yong and Northern Thai Language (Kammuang). M.A. thesis. Kasetsart University.
References[]
- ^ Yong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Categories:
- Tai languages
- Kra–Dai language stubs