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Ksingmul language

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Native to
  
Vietnam, Laos

ISO 639-3
  
puo

Ethnicity
  
Ksingmul people

Glottolog
  
puoc1238

Native speakers
  
27,000 (1999 & 2005 censuses)

Language family
  
Austroasiatic Khmuic Ksingmul

Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, Vietnamese: Xinh Mun, Chinese: 欣门语) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Ksingmul people of Vietnam and Laos.

Varieties

Jerold Edmondson (2010: 144), citing Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, et al. (1972: 254 ff.), lists 3 major varieties of Ksingmul. Ksingmul Nghệt is the most conservative variety.

  • Ksingmul Nghệt: Nà Nghệt Village, Xiêng Khọ District, Sầm Nưa Province (Houaphan Province), Laos
  • Ksingmul Dạ: Chiềng On Village, Yên Châu District, Sơn La Province, Vietnam
  • Ksingmul Đồng

    • References

    Ksingmul language Wikipedia
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