Endangered Languages Project - Mang

Mang

^{[aka Mang U, Xá Mang, Xá Ó]}

Classification: Austro-Asiatic

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severely endangered

ALSO KNOWN AS		Mang U, Xá Mang, Xá Ó, Nieng Ó, Chaman, Manbu, Ba'e, Xá Lá Vàng, Xamang, 莽語, tiếng Mảng
CLASSIFICATION		Austro-Asiatic, Mangic
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		zng
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Not to be confused with [mtq] Muong (芒) which also spoken in Vietnam.

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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Severely endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<1,750
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
3,516
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
Group population 2,300 in Vietnam, 1,216 in China, but less than half are speakers.

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Recognised as an ethnic group of Vietnam, unclassified in China.

PLACES: Vietnam and China

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Vietnam: northern Lai Chau Province; China: Yunnan Province, Jinping County, southern Mengla Township.

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,165
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
4,500
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
There are 2,660 speakers in Viet Nam (1999 census). Data for the ethnic population is from D. Bradley (2000).

PLACES: Vietnam; China; Thailand;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,600
Native speakers worldwide

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
3,168
Native speakers worldwide

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Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing