Kam language

Kam
Gaeml
Native toChina
RegionGuizhou, Hunan, Guangxi
EthnicityKam people
Native speakers
1.5 million (2003)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
doc – Northern Dong
kmc – Southern Dong
cov – Cao Miao
Glottologkami1255
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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]

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