Kucong language


Kucong, or Lahlu, is a Loloish language of Yunnan and Vietnam. In Vietnam, the speakers' autonym is , and are also known as the La Hủ Na 'Black Lahu'. It is very closely related to Lahu.

Distribution

Vietnam

Kucong, or Black Lahu, is spoken in the following villages of Ca Lăng Commune, Mường Tè District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam.
The Kucong, or Black Lahu, live adjacently to the La Hủ Sủ and La Hủ Phung. The Yellow Lahu are distributed in the following locations.
The White Lahu live in the following locations, often together with the Yellow Lahu.
The Kucong and related Lahu groups had originally come from the Jinping County area of southern Yunnan, China.

China

Sun Hongkai reports 30,000 Kucong speakers in Yunnan, China. Chang Suanzhi recognizes 3 branches of Kucong.
Li & Zhang report that there are about 30,000 Kucong people in Yunnan. Zhenyuan County has more than 13,000 Kucong people; western Jinping County has more than 6,000 Kucong people; and Xinping County has more than 4,000 Kucong people. Li & Zhang cover the Kucong dialect of Kudumu Village 库独木村, Pingzhang Township 平掌乡, Xinping County 新平县. In Xinping County, their autonym is ', which means 'mountain people.'
In Yuanjiang County, Yunnan, Kucong