COG ISO 639-3
Chong
พะซาช์อง (pha sāch̒ xng) Autonym
A language of Thailand
- ISO 639
- cog
- Alternate Names
- Chawng, Chuang, Shong, Xong
- Autonym
- พะซาช์อง (pha sāch̒ xng)
- Population
- 500 in Thailand (Bradley 2007b), decreasing. Ethnic population: 2,000 (Bradley 2007b).
- Location:
- Chanthaburi province: Khao Khitchakut district, 4 villages; Trat province.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting).
- Classification
- Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Pearic, Western, Chong
- Dialects
- None known. Related to Somray [smu] in Cambodia.
- Language Use
- Adults only. Shifting to Thai [tha]. Also use Lao [lao] (Choosri 2002).
- Language Development
- Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chong
- Writing
- Thai script [Thai].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Buddhist.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Koh Kong province: possibly Areng valley and scattered.
- Language Status
- 9 (Dormant)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Cambodia
Language Name
Chong
User Population
No known L1 speakers in Cambodia. Ethnic population: 1,200 (2015 The Cambodian Daily).
Map
Location: Chanthaburi province: Khao Khitchakut district, 4 villages; Trat province.
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