Phong language

Phong
Kniang
Native to Laos
Region Southern Houaphanh Province
Native speakers
30,700 (2018)[1]
Austroasiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3 pnx
Glottolog phon1246[2]

Phong also known as Kniang is an Austroasiatic language of the Mon–Khmer family, spoken in Laos. Its nearest relatives are the fellow Xinh Mul tongues, the Khang language and Puoc language, both spoken in Vietnam. The number of speakers of Phong-Kniang is estimated at 30,700.

Phong Kaneng [pʰɔːŋ kᵊneːŋ] and Phong Kniang are dialects. Phong is spoken in northeastern Laos, such as in Hua Muong, Sam Neua Province.[3]

References

  1. Phong at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Phong-Kniang". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. http://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/numeral/Phong-Kniang.htm


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