| Kiorr | |
|---|---|
| Kha Kior | |
| Native to | Laos |
Native speakers | (2,400 cited 1985)1 |
Austroasiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xko – inclusive codeIndividual code: cno – Con (spurious per Glottolog) |
| Glottolog | kior1239 |
Kiorr (Kha Kior) is a Palaungic language of Luang Namtha Province, Laos.
Diffloth & Zide (1992) had listed Con as a Lametic language. However, it is treated as a dialect of Kiorr in Sidwell (2010).23 Kiorr could be a historical name for the Saamtaav people.4
References
References
- Kiorr at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Con (spurious per Glottolog) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - Sidwell, Paul. (2010). Three Austroasiatic branches and the ASJP (Fig. 23)
- SEALang SALA: Southeast Asian Linguistics Archives
- Proschan, Frank. (1996). A Survey of Khmuic and Palaungic Languages in Laos and Vietnam. In: Pan-Asiatic Linguistics Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Languages and Linguistics. Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development. Mahidol University at Salaya Thailand.