Chong
A language of Cambodia
| Population | 5,000 in Cambodia. Population total all countries: 5,500. |
| Region | Pursat Province, Thai-Cambodia border southeast of Chantaburi. Also in Thailand. |
| Language map |
Cambodia |
| Alternate names | Chawng, Shong, Xong |
| Dialects | Related to Somray [smu] in Cambodia. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Pearic, Western, Chong |
| Writing system | Khmer script. Thai script. |
Also spoken in:
Thailand
| Language name | Chong |
| Population | 500 in Thailand. |
| Region | Trat Province, northwest of Par, Chantaburi. 4 villages. |
| Language map |
Southern Thailand, reference number 7 |
| Alternate names | Chawng, Shong, Xong |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
EDMONDSON, Jerold A., author. 1996. "Voice qualities and inverse filtering in Chong."
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ISARA Choosri, author. 2002. "Dialects of Chong."
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ISARA Choosri, author. 2004. "'Châak' and other Chong place names: linguistic remains of a Mon-Khmer people in Eastern Thailand."
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ISARA Choosri, author. 2009. "Chung (Saoch) of Thailand and Cambodia: phonological and lexical comparisons."
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ISARA Choosri; MALONE, Dennis L., authors. 2007. "Stabilizing indigenous languages, a Symposium report."
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KOSONEN, Kimmo, author. 2002. "Vernacular literacy in community development: the Chong of Thailand."
KOSONEN, Kimmo, author. 2002. Literacy in a minority language - the case of Chong of Chantaburi.
KOSONEN, Kimmo, author. 2003. "Community participation in minority language education in Thailand."
KOSONEN, Kimmo, author. 2003. Testing Chong orthography in Thailand.
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MALONE, Dennis L., author. 2001. "Language development in a minority language community: report of the Chong Writers Workshop, Klong Phlu Village, Khao Kichakut District Chantaburi Province, 4-6 August 2000."
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MALONE, Dennis L.; SUWILAI Premsrirat, authors. 2003. Language development and language revitalization in Asia.
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MALONE, Dennis L.; SUWILAI Premsrirat, authors. 2005. "Language development and language revitalization in Asia."
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SUNEE, Kamnuansin, author. 2003. "Syntactic characteristics of Kasong: an endangered language of Thailand."
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Vernacular Publications
Rian phasaa Chong eud khamuk, khuumeukhruu. 2002.

