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ALSO KNOWN AS		Nyah Kur (Tha Pong), Nyah Kur, Nyakur, Niakuol, Niakuoll, "Chaobon", "Chaodon", Lawa, Chaobon, Chaodon
CLASSIFICATION		Austro-Asiatic, Monic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		cbn
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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~10,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
~20,000
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Spoken by about 10,000 of the ethnic group, including a few children, especially in Chaiyaphum Province; but most of the young are semispeakers at best.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
TRANSMISSION

PLACES: Thailand

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Northeastern, southern Phetchabun, western Chaiyaphum and northwestern Korat provinces.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Ethnic group of about 20,000, very widely dispersed in the low hills between the central plain and the northeastern plateau of Thailand; remnant of the Mon of the Dvaravati kingdom.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,500
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3000
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"No monolinguals." Data for the number of native speakers comes from C. Shimmin (2006). Data for the ethnic population is from Theraphan (1984).

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The number of speakers is decreasing.

PLACES: Thailand;

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
Native speakers worldwide

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
10,000
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000-9,999
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 4 dialects, 3 of which are very closely related. In Korat province, only the older people still speak the language. In Chaiyaphum province, there are still children who speak the language, but not nearly as many as there were 30 years ago in Nyah Kur village. There are perhaps a couple hundred Nyah Kur in Petchabun province, but that dialect is the one which is very different from the other three dialects.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

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The number of speakers of the language is definitely decreasing.

PLACES: Thailand: Petchabun, Chaiyaphum, and Korat Provinces

0199255911		2005	The World Atlas of Language Structures			Bernard Comrie and David Gil and Martin Haspelmath and Matthew S. Dryer	Oxford University Press	New York			2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures." edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.													15.6666666667,101.666666667
	16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	3000	1,500	1000-9999	"No monolinguals." Data for the number of native speakers comes from C. Shimmin (2006). Data for the ethnic population is from Theraphan (1984).	Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		The number of speakers is decreasing.			Thailand;
		2012	Personal communication							Charlie Shimmin					1000-9999	There are 4 dialects, 3 of which are very closely related. In Korat province, only the older people still speak the language. In Chaiyaphum province, there are still children who speak the language, but not nearly as many as there were 30 years ago in Nyah Kur village. There are perhaps a couple hundred Nyah Kur in Petchabun province, but that dialect is the one which is very different from the other three dialects.	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	The number of speakers of the language is definitely decreasing.	15		Thailand: Petchabun, Chaiyaphum, and Korat Provinces
	3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		10,000	10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)							15.6587,101.5068
		2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			David Bradley	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.	HHOLD	~20,000	~10,000	1000-9999	Spoken by about 10,000 of the ethnic group, including a few children, especially in Chaiyaphum Province; but most of the young are semispeakers at best.	Endangered (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12		13	Ethnic group of about 20,000, very widely dispersed in the low hills between the central plain and the northeastern plateau of Thailand; remnant of the Mon of the Dvaravati kingdom.	Thailand	Northeastern, southern Phetchabun, western Chaiyaphum and northwestern Korat provinces.
			World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			10,000	10000-99999		Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)

Nyahkur

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~10,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000-9,999

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Nyahkur

Language metadata

Language information by source

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

~10,000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,500

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

10,000

Endangered

80 percent certain, based on the evidence available

1,000-9,999

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