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Dong
Ethnic Dong women and man in holiday dresses. Liping County, Guizhou, China.
Regions with significant populations
Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi Provinces, China, also Vietnam
Languages
Dong
Religion
Traditional religion

The Dong (Chinese: 侗族; pinyin: Dòngzú; own name: Gaeml, in IPA [kɐm], also referred to as Kam) people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, and are famed for their carpentry skills and unique architecture, in particular a form of covered bridge known as the "wind and rain bridge" (Chinese: 风雨桥). Many of the people are also farmers. They are also known for their excellent pearl necklaces. Their cuisine prominently features pickled foods and sticky rice.

They live mostly in Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi provinces of China.

Language

The Dong language (own name: lix Gaeml) is a Tai-Kadai (or Zhuang-Dong) language.[1] When written, the Dong people sometimes use Chinese characters to represent the sounds of Dong words. A new orthography based on the Latin alphabet was developed in 1958, but it is not used very much, due to a lack of printed material and trained teachers.

The Ethnologue distinguishes two Dong dialects with the codes kmc for the southern dialect and doc for the northern.

Drum tower, Zhaoxing, Guizhou.

Notable Dong people

References

  • D. Norman Geary, Ruth B. Geary, Ou Chaoquan, Long Yaohong, Jiang Daren, Wang Jiying (2003). The Kam People of China. Turning Nineteen? (London / New York, RoutledgeCurzon 2003). ISBN 0-7007-1501-0. (The two main authors are affiliated with the linguistic and missionary organisation SIL International / Wycliffe Bible Translators.)
  • Long, Yaohong and Zheng, Guoqiao (1998). The Dong Language in Guizhou Province, China. Dallas: SIL International and the University of Texas at Arlington Publications in Linguistics 126. ISBN 1-55671-051-8. (Translated from Chinese by D. Norman Geary. This publication was financed by the Cedar Springs Global Mission.)[2]
  • Ōu Hēngyuán 欧亨元 (2004). Cic deenx Gaeml Gax / Dòng-Hàn cídiǎn 侗汉词典 (Dong-Chinese dictionary. Běijīng 北京, Mínzú chūbǎnshè 民族出版社). ISBN 7-105-06287-8.
  • The Dong ethnic minority [3]

FAMOUS DONGS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

THE MOST FAMOUS DONG OF ALL TIME BELONGS TO PETER NORTH. IT IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY A WEALTHY VIETNAMESE MAN THAT COLLECTS DONGS OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES, AND COLOUR.


DONGS CAN ALSO TAKE THE SHAPE OF PENIS WARRIORS, OR SOLDIERS OF PENIS


PENIS

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