- En language
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En Spoken in Vietnam Native speakers 250 (date missing) Language family Tai–Kadai- Kra
- Yang–Biao
- En
- Yang–Biao
Language codes ISO 639-3 enc En (autonym: aiɲ53; also known as Nùng Vên) is a Kra language spoken in Vietnam. Before its discovery in 1998, En language was undistinguished from Nùng, which is a Central Tai language closely related to Zhuang. In the late 1990s, Vietnamese linguist Hoàng Văn Ma had first recognized that it was not a Tai language, ultimately leading to field work distinguishing En as a separate language. Researchers have determined En to be most closely related to the Buyang language.
The speakers of En live in northern Vietnam near the border with Jingxi County, Guangxi. In 1998, En speakers were found in Nội Thun village, Hà Quảng District, Cao Bằng Province.
References
- Diller, Anthony, Jerold A. Edmondson, and Yongxian Luo ed. The Tai–Kadai Languages. Routledge Language Family Series. Psychology Press, 2008.
Kra Kam–Sui Hlai Ong Be Tai Northern and Central Southwestern Northwestern Lao-Phutai Chiang Saen Categories:- Language articles with undated speaker data
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