Côống language

Côống
Native toVietnam
EthnicityCôống (subgroup of the Phunoi)
Native speakers
2,000 (2009 census)
Latin script
Language codes
ISO 639-3cnc
Glottologcoon1239
ELPCôông

Côống is a Loloish language of Vietnam. It is spoken by approximately 1,500 speakers in Mường Tè District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam. It is related to but quite distinct from Phunoi.

Distribution

According to Jerold Edmondson (2002), Côống 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.

Subdivisions

Phạm Huy (1998:12) lists the following two Côống ethnic subdivisions.

Phrases

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):

References

  1. ↑ Côống at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)