Sangkong (Chinese: 桑孔; autonym: saŋ55 qʰoŋ55) is a Loloish language spoken in China by the Hani people in Xiaojie Township 小街乡, Jinghong County. They are called Buxia (布夏) by the local Dai people (Li 2003).
| Sangkong | |
|---|---|
| Buxia | |
| Native to | China |
| Ethnicity | Hani |
Native speakers | (1,500 cited 1995)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sgk |
| Glottolog | sang1320 |
| ELP | Sangkong |
Sangkong is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
Li (2003) covers the Sangkong dialect of Manwanwa village 曼宛洼寨, Menglong Town 勐龙镇, Jinghong County.[2] It may be the same as the Muda language. You Weiqiong (2013:172) reports that Buxia 布夏 (Sangkong 桑孔) is spoken in 7 villages of Menglong 勐龙.[3]
Sangkong verb phrases take one of two person markers: ŋa for 1st person, and ʑe for non-1st person.[4]