LKC ISO 639-3
Kucong
A language of Viet Nam
- ISO 639
- lkc
- Alternate Names
- Cosung, Lahlu
- Population
- 5,400 in Viet Nam (Bradley 2007b). Total users in all countries: 45,400.
- Location:
- Lai Chau province, Muang Te district.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting). Language of recognized ethnic group: La Hu.
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Ngwi, Central
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly most similar to Lahu [lhu].
- Language Use
- Shifting to Vietnamese [vie].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kucong
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Part of the La Hu official ethnic community (9,651, 2009 census).
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Yunnan province: Jiangcheng, Jinggu, Jinping, Luchun, Mengla, Xinping, Yuanjiang, and other counties.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of China
Language Name
Kucong
User Population
40,000 in China (Bradley 2007b), decreasing. Ethnic population: 53,000 (2003).
Map
Location: Lai Chau province, Muang Te district.
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