Southern Kam (South Dong)
E899588
Southern Kam (South Dong) is a major variety of the Kam (Dong) language spoken by the Dong ethnic group in southern China, particularly noted for its rich tonal system and oral folk traditions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Kam | 0 |
| Kam language | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dong language variety
ⓘ
Kam language variety ⓘ Kra–Dai language ⓘ Sinitic language variety ⓘ |
| alternateName |
South Dong
ⓘ
Southern Dong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
marker of Dong ethnic identity
ⓘ
medium of transmission of Dong oral heritage ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Central Kam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Kam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Dong people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Kra–Dai language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectContinuumWith | other Kam varieties ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
antiphonal singing
ⓘ
complex tone sandhi ⓘ contrastive aspiration in stops ⓘ folk epics ⓘ lexical tone ⓘ oral folk traditions ⓘ rich tonal system ⓘ rich vowel inventory ⓘ syllable-final nasals ⓘ traditional narrative songs ⓘ |
| ISOStatus | covered by Kam (Dong) macrolanguage ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Kam branch of Kam–Sui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kam language ⓘ |
| region |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern China ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticSituation | bilingualism with Chinese is common ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Dong ethnic group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Kam–Sui languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kam–Sui languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
field studies in Kam–Sui linguistics
ⓘ
research on tone systems in Kra–Dai ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Southwestern Mandarin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
daily communication in Dong communities
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ oral literature ⓘ ritual performances ⓘ |
| 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.