Côông language
| Cốông | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vietnam |
| Ethnicity | Phunoi |
|
Native speakers
|
2,000 (2009 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | coon1239 |
Cốông is a Loloish language of Vietnam. It is spoken by approximate 1,500 speakers in Mường Tè District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam. It is related to but quite distinct from Phunoi.
According to Jerold Edmondson (2002), Cốông is spoken in 5 villages of Mường Tè District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam.
According to Phạm Huy (1998:10), Côống is spoken in the following villages, all of which are in Mường Tè District except for Huổi Sâư.
Phạm Huy (1998:12) lists the following two Côống ethnic subdivisions.
Golden Côống and Silver Côống differ linguistically, as illustrated by the following phrases from Phạm (1998:13) in Vietnamese orthography (quốc ngữ).
Golden Côống numbers are (Phạm 1998:13):
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