Dong, Southern

Facts

  • Language: Dong, Southern
  • Alternate names: Gam, Kam, Tong, Tung, Tung-Chia
  • Language code: kmc
  • Language family: Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Kam-Sui, Mulam-Kam, Kamic
  • Number of speakers: 1000000
  • Script:

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    Introduction

    Dong, Southern is a language of China. It is spoken in Area where west Hunan Province and north Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region meet, southeast Guizhou (Yuping autonomous county); Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 20 contiguous counties.

    Dialects

    Similar to Mulam (See: Mulam). Lexical similarity: 93% with Southern Dong dialects, 71% with Northern Dong (See: Dong, Northern), 46% with Lakkia (See: Lakkia), 29% with Qabiao (See: Qabiao), 26% with Hlai (See: Hlai), 24% with Gelao, 22% with Lachi (See: Lachi?), 6% with Hmong Njua (See: Hmong Njua?), 4% with Iu Mien (See: Iu Mien).

    The Dong, Southern Verb

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