Kam language

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.

This article is about the language spoken in China. For the language spoken in Nigeria, see Nyingwom language.
Not to be confused with Kham language or Khams Tibetan.
Kam
Gaeml
Native toChina
RegionGuizhou, Hunan, Guangxi
EthnicityKam people
Native speakers
1.5 million (2003)
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
doc – Northern Dong
kmc – Southern Dong
cov – Cao Miao
Glottologkami1255
Kam language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator
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