Cun (Chinese: 村話; meaning "village language/speech") or Gelong (仡隆语 / 哥隆语) or Ngan-Fon is a Kra–Dai language spoken on Hainan Island. It is a part of the Hlai languages branch and has a lexical similarity with standard Hlai at 40%.[1] The language has approximately 80,000 speakers, 47,200 of which are monolingual. Cun is a tonal language with 10 tones, used depending on whether a syllable is checked or unchecked. The speakers of this language are classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Han (same with speakers of Lingao).[citation needed]
| Cun | |
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| 仡隆语 Gelong | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Hainan |
Native speakers | 80,000 (1999)[1] |
Language family | Kra–Dai
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cuq |
| Glottolog | cunn1236 |
| ELP | Nadouhua |
The Cun language is considered a dialect of the Han Li language.
The Cun were originally Han Chinese people who migrated to Hainan Island and intermingled with the Li people.
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