Also Known As:
Lawa, 'Ugong, Gong, Ugawng, Kanburi Lawa
Dialects & Varieties
- Kok Chiang
- Suphanburi
Language Endangerment and Resilience Linguistics: Case Studies of Gong and Lisu
David Bradley. 2010. "Language Endangerment and Resilience Linguistics: Case Studies of Gong and Lisu." In Anthropological Linguistics, 52: 123-140.
Critically Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
5
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
5
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
0
Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
~500
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
practice exogamy. Most non-Gong spouses in Kok Chiang are from Laos, and non-Gong spouses in Khok Khway are mostly Thai.
Location and Context
Countries
Thailand
Location Description
Western Central Thailand (Kok Chiang village in Suphanburi สุพรรณบุรี, and Khok Khway village in Uthai Thani อุทัยธานี, Thailand)
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Thai; Lao
Number of Other Language Speakers:
almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
all domains
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Thai-based scripts
Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
参考消息
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