Alternate Names: Gong, Lawa, Ugawng, ’Ugong
Dialects: Kok Chiang, Suphanburi. Not closely related to other languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 80 (2000 D. Bradley). Ethnic population: 500.
Language Use: Extinct in traditional territory in western Kanchanaburi Province, moribund (youngest fluent speakers over 40, but revival activities underway) in Kok Chiang village in Suphanburi Province, endangered in Khok Khwai village in Uthai Thani Province, where they have recently lost their land and dispersed into the surrounding forests (Bradley 2007). Home. Mainly older adults. Also use Thai [tha].
Nation of Origin: Thailand
Other Comments: Distinct from Lawa , in the Palaung-Wa branch of Mon-Khmer. Relocated due to dam construction.