Also Known As:
Lawa, 'Ugong, Gong, Ugawng, Kanburi Lawa
Dialects & Varieties
- Kok Chiang
- Suphanburi
East and Southeast Asia
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
Critically Endangered
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~80
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
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Older adults
~20
Elders
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Ethnic or community population
500
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Called Lawa in Thai, a composite group which includes various Mon-Khmer groups as well as Gong.
Location and Context
Countries
Thailand
Location Description
Northwestern Suphanburi and south- western Uthai Thani provinces
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Thai; Lao
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
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