Kam language

Kam
Kam
Gaeml
Native to	China
Region	Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi
Ethnicity	Kam people
Native speakers	1.5 million (2003)
Language family	Kra–Dai Kam–Sui Kam; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; doc – Northern Dong; kmc – Southern Dong; cov – Cao Miao
Glottolog	kami1255
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The Kam or Gam language (lix Gaeml), also known as Dong (Chinese: 侗语; pinyin: Dòngyǔ), is a Kam–Sui language spoken by the Dong people. Ethnologue distinguishes three Kam varieties as separate but closely related languages.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Northern Dong at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
Southern Dong at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
Cao Miao at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

[e16-1] Northern Dong at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
Southern Dong at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
Cao Miao at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)

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Kam
Gaeml
Native to	China
Region	Guizhou, Hunan, Guangxi
Ethnicity	Kam people
Native speakers	1.5 million (2003)^[1]
Language family	Kra–Dai Kam–Sui Kam
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: `doc` – Northern Dong `kmc` – Southern Dong `cov` – Cao Miao
Glottolog	`kami1255`
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