Northern Kam (North Dong)
E899587
Northern Kam (North Dong) is a major variety of the Kam (Dong) language spoken by the Dong ethnic group in parts of southern China.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Kam | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dong language variety
ⓘ
Kam language variety ⓘ Sinitic language variety ⓘ language variety ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Central Kam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Kam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dong ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | nort2740 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Beilu Dong
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beilu Kam NERFINISHED ⓘ Kambei NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dong NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Dong NERFINISHED ⓘ 北部侗话 ⓘ 北部侗语 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Congjiang dialect
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liping dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Yongcong dialect ⓘ Zhenyuan dialect ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
contrastive nasal finals ⓘ rich tone system ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Kam–Sui
ⓘ
Kra–Dai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai–Kadai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dong language cluster
ⓘ
Kam language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern China ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Dong people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Dong language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kam language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kam–Sui language ⓘ Kra–Dai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sino-Tibetan language family member ⓘ Tai–Kadai language ⓘ |
| usedAs | marker of Dong ethnic identity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dong folk song tradition
ⓘ
Dong oral literature ⓘ |
| usedIn | daily communication in Dong communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (limited use)
ⓘ
Latin-based orthography ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.