Kiorr language
| Kiorr | |
|---|---|
| Kha Kior | |
| Native to | Laos | 
Native speakers  | (2,400 cited 1985)[1] | 
Austroasiatic
 
  | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xko – inclusive codeIndividual code: cno – Con (spurious per Glottolog) | 
| Glottolog | kior1239 | 
Kiorr (Kha Kior) is a Palaungic language of Luang Namtha Province, Laos.
Diffloth & Zide (1992) had listed Con as a Lametic language. However, it is treated as a dialect of Kiorr in Sidwell (2010).[2][3] Kiorr could be a historical name for the Saamtaav people.[4]
References
- ^ Kiorr at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Con (spurious per Glottolog) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Sidwell, Paul. (2010). Three Austroasiatic branches and the ASJP (Fig. 23)
 - ^ SEALang SALA: Southeast Asian Linguistics Archives
 - ^ Proschan, Frank. (1996). A Survey of Khmuic and Palaungic Languages in Laos and Vietnam. In: Pan-Asiatic Linguistics Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Languages and Linguistics. Institute of Language and Culture for Rural Development. Mahidol University at Salaya Thailand.