Also Known As:
Phong, Poong, Pong 1, Pong 2, Tay Pong, Toum Phong, Khong Kheng, Xa La Vang
Dialects & Varieties
East and Southeast Asia
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
Endangered
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~1,500
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
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Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
~3,000
Year information was gathered
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Location and Context
Countries
Laos and Vietnam
Location Description
Northeastern Borikhan Province in Laos; also adjacent areas of Vietnam
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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