Kayong language

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Kayong
Native to Vietnam
Native speakers
25,000 (2007) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 kxy
Glottolog kayo1245

Kayong (Ca Giong) is an Austro-Asiatic language of Vietnam. Speakers are officially classified by the Vietnamese government as Sedang people.

Kayong (Ca-dong) is spoken in Sa Thầy District and Kon Plông District of Kon Tum Province (Lê et al. 2014:175) [2]

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References

  1. Kayong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Lê Bá Thảo, Hoàng Ma, et al.; Viện hàn lâm khoa học xã hội Việt Nam - Viện dân tộc học. 2014. Các dân tộc ít người ở Việt Nam: các tỉnh phía nam. Ha Noi: Nhà xuất bản khoa học xã hội. ISBN   978-604-90-2436-8