Nyah Kur Language - Distribution

Distribution

Nyah Kur is spoken by a few thousand people in the central and northeastern provinces (Sidwell 2009:113-114). According to Premsrirat (2002), there are 4,000 to 6,000 speakers of Nyah Kur, the vast majority living in Chaiyaphum Province. The northern dialects of Phetchabun Province are highly endangered.

Southern dialects
  • Chaiyaphum Province
  • Nakhon Ratchasima Province (Dan Khun Thot, Pak Thong Chai, and Khon districts)
Northern dialects
  • Phetchabun Province (Ban Thaduang, etc.)
  • Phitsanulok Province (Nakhon Thai district)

The northern-southern bipartite classification is from Theraphan L-Thongkum's 1984 multi-dialectal Nyah Kur dictionary. However, Gerard Diffloth considers Nyah Kur to be made up of three dialects, namely North, Central, and South.

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