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Côông language

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Native to
  
Vietnam

Native speakers
  
2,000 (2009 census)

Glottolog
  
coon1239

Ethnicity
  
Phunoi

ISO 639-3
  
cnc

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Hanoish Bisoid Cốông

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.

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Distribution

According to Jerold Edmondson (2002), Cốông is spoken in 5 villages of Mường Tè District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam.

  • Bo Lếch, Can Hồ commune
  • Nậm Khao, Nậm Khao commune
  • Nậm Pục, Nậm Khao commune
  • Tác Ngá, Mường Mồ commune
  • Nậm Kè, Mường Tong commune

    • 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.

  • Bo Lếch, Can Hồ commune
  • Nậm Luồng, Can Hồ commune (part of Bo Lếch before)
  • Nậm Khao, Nậm Khao commune
  • Nậm Pục, Nậm Khao commune
  • Tác Ngá, Mường Mô commune
  • Nậm Kè, Mường Toong commune
  • Huổi Sâư, Chà Cang commune, Mường Lay district

    • Subdivisions

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

  • Xí Tù Mạ (Silver Côống)
  • Xám Khổng Xú Lứ (Golden Côống)

    • Phrases

    Golden Côống and Silver Côống differ linguistically, as illustrated by the following phrases from Phạm (1998:13) in Vietnamese orthography (quốc ngữ).

  • Golden Coong
  • Háng lế ('Who is there?')
  • Hàng chà ('eat rice')
  • Ý sộ tắng ('drink water')
  • Silver Coong
  • À sáng lê ('Who is there?')
  • Hắng tà ('eat rice')
  • Lắng tắng ('drink water')

    • Golden Côống numbers are (Phạm 1998:13):

    References

    Côông language Wikipedia
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