Yong (Nyong) is a Southwestern Tai language of Thailand. It is used by Tai Yong people, who are descended from Tai Lue people from Xishuangbanna, China and Kengtung, Myanmar. Ethnologue reports that Yong is phonologically similar to the Tai Lue language. There were 12,600 speakers as of 2000.
| Yong | |
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| Nyong | |
| Native to | Thailand |
Native speakers | 13,000 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Kra–Dai
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| ISO 639-3 | yno |
| Glottolog | yong1277 |
Yong is spoken in San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai Province, and Pa Sang District, Mae Tha District, and Mueang Lamphun District, Lamphun Province (Ethnologue).
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