Nyah Kur language

Nyah Kur
ญัฮกุร
Native toThailand
Native speakers
1,500 (2006)
Early form
Dialects
  • Chaiyaphum
  • Petchabun
Thai script
Language codes
ISO 639-3cbn
Glottolognyah1250
ELPNyahkur
Monic languages distribution in Thailand and Myanmar where Nyah Kur is denoted by blue area.

The Nyah Kur language, also called Chao-bon (Thai: ชาวบน), is an Austroasiatic language spoken by remnants of the Mon people of Dvaravati, the Nyah Kur people, who live in present-day Thailand. Nyah Kur shares 69% lexical similarity with Mon, the only other language in the Monic language family.