Nung language (Tai)
Encyclopedia
Nung is a Tai–Kadai language spoken mostly in Cao Bằng
, and Lang Son
provinces in Vietnam
. It is also known as Bu-Nong, Highland Nung, Nong, Tai Nung, Tay, and Tày Nùng. It should be confused with neither the Tibeto-Burman language also called Nung
, nor with Yue Chinese or various closely related Zhuang languages, which are also called Nung.
In the 1999 census, it had about 850,000 speakers.
Cao Bang Province
Cao Bằng is a province of northeastern Vietnam. The province has borders with Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Bắc Kạn, and Lạng Sơn provinces within Vietnam. It also has common international border with Guangxi province of the People's Republic of China...
, and Lang Son
Lạng Sơn Province
Lạng Sơn is a province in far northern Vietnam, bordering Guangxi province in China. Its capital is also called Lang Son, which is a strategically important town at the border with China and is northeast of Hanoi connected by rail and road...
provinces in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. It is also known as Bu-Nong, Highland Nung, Nong, Tai Nung, Tay, and Tày Nùng. It should be confused with neither the Tibeto-Burman language also called Nung
Nung language
Nung, or Anung , is a Tibeto-Burman language used by the Nung people. It is very close to the Derung language. Most of the Nung people in China have shifted to Lisu.- Consonant :The Anung have 43 single consonants.- External links :*...
, nor with Yue Chinese or various closely related Zhuang languages, which are also called Nung.
In the 1999 census, it had about 850,000 speakers.