Nyah Kur language

The Nyah Kur language, also called Chao-bon (Thai: ชาวบน), is an Austroasiatic language spoken by remnants of the Mon people of Dvaravati, the Nyah Kur people, who live in present-day Thailand. Nyah Kur shares 69% lexical similarity with Mon, the only other language in the Monic language family.

Nyah Kur
ญัฮกุร
Native toThailand
Native speakers
1,500 (2006)
Early form
Dialects
  • Chaiyaphum
  • Petchabun
Thai script
Language codes
ISO 639-3cbn
Glottolognyah1250
ELPNyahkur
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