Dong dialect
| Dong | |
|---|---|
| 峒话 | |
| Region | southern Hunan |
| Ethnicity | Yao |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Dong dialect (Chinese: 峒话) is an unclassified Sinitic language spoken by the Yao people in Xinning County, Hunan province, China. Dong dialect is currently endangered, and is spoken in the villages of Huangyandong 黄岩峒, Malindong 麻林峒, and Dazhendong 大圳峒 in Huangjin Ethnic Yao Township 黄金瑶族乡, Xinning County. It is also spoken in Malin Ethnic Yao Township 麻林瑶族乡, located just to the east of Huangjin Township.
It is documented in detail as Malinhua 麻林话 by Hu (2018).