Nùng language (Tai)
| Nùng | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vietnam, China, Laos |
| Ethnicity | Nung |
Native speakers | 968,800 (2009 census) |
| Latin (modified Vietnamese alphabet) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nut |
| Glottolog | nung1283 |
Nùng is a Kra–Dai language spoken mostly in Cao Bằng and Lạng Sơn provinces in Vietnam and also in China and Laos. It is also known as Nong, Tai Nùng, Tay, and Tày Nùng. Nùng is the name given to the various Tai languages of northern Vietnam that are spoken by peoples classified as Nùng by the Vietnamese government. The Nùng were originally Zhuang people who migrated to Vietnam in the 16th and 18th centuries.