Phong, also known as Kniang, is an

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language of the

Mon–Khmer The Austroasiatic languages , , are a large language family in Mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia. These languages are scattered throughout parts of Thailand, Laos, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and southern China and are th ...

family, spoken in

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

. Its nearest relatives are the fellow

Xinh Mul Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, vi, Xinh Mun, ) 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 Ksi ...

tongues, the

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and

Puoc language Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, vi, Xinh Mun, ) 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 Ksi ...

, both spoken in

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. The number of speakers of Phong-Kniang is estimated at 30,700. Phong Kaneng and Phong Kniang are dialects. Phong is spoken in northeastern Laos, such as in Hua Muong, Sam Neua Province.

References

External links

* http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage) * http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9B78-5@view Phong Laan in RWAAI Digital Archive Khmuic languages Languages of Laos {{AustroAsiatic-lang-stub