Nùng language (Tai)

Nùng
Nùng
Native to	Vietnam, China, Laos
Ethnicity	Nung
Native speakers	968,800 (2009 census)
Language family	Kra–Dai Kam–Tai? Be–Tai Tai Central Tai Nùng; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (modified Vietnamese alphabet); Sawndip
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nut
Glottolog	nung1283

Nùng is a Kra–Dai language spoken mostly in Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn provinces in Vietnam and also in China and Laos. It is also known as Nong, Tai Nùng, Tay, and Tày Nùng. Nùng is the name given to the various Tai languages of northern Vietnam that are spoken by peoples classified as Nùng by the Vietnamese government. The Nùng were originally Zhuang people who migrated into Vietnam in the 16th and 18th centuries.

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