Alternate Names: Gam, Kam, Tong, Tung, Tung-Chia
Dialects: Reportedly similar to Mulam ,. Lexical similarity: 93% with Southern Dong dialects, 71% with Northern Dong ,, 46% with Lakkia ,, 29% with Qabiao ,, 26% with Hlai ,, 24% with Gelao, 22% with Lachi ,, 6% with Hmong Njua ,, 4% with Iu Mien ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Dong.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1000000
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Neutral attitudes. Use Mandarin [cmn] for literature. Northern Dong [doc] users are more bilingual than Southern Dong.
Language Development: Poetry. Magazines. New media. Films. TV. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2006.
Typology: Tonal, 9 tones.
Writing System: Han (Hanzi), Han (Kanji), Han (Hanja), Latin (Pinyin-based)
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Kam; Dong is Chinese name. Traditional way of life relatively undisturbed. Traditional religion.