Tsukong language

Tsukong
Native to	China
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Loloish Southern Bisoid Tsukong
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

Tsukong (autonym: tsu33 kɔŋ33) is a Loloish language of Yunnan, China. It is closely related to the Coong language of northwestern Vietnam. Tsukong speakers are found in Xishuangbanna Prefecture.

Phonology

The following phonemes are reported in Udomkool (2006).

Tsukong has twenty-four consonants /p pʰ b m w t tʰ s ts d n l ʃ c cʰ ɲ j k kʰ x g ŋ ʔ h/, 9 vowels /i e æ a ɨ ə u o ɔ/, and 3 diphthongs /əi iu ui/.

Tsukong has a three-tone system. The tones are 35 (mid-rising), 33 (mid), and 31 (mid-falling).

References

• Udomkool, Kitjapol. 2006. A phonological comparison of selected Bisoid varieties. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.