Chong (Thai: ภาษาชอง, also spelled Chawng, Shong, Xong) is an endangered language spoken in eastern Thailand and formerly in Cambodia by the Chong. It is a Western Pearic language in the Mon–Khmer language family. Chong is currently the focus of a language revitalization project in Thailand. Chong is actually two languages, Western Chong, and Central Chong or Samre.The Western Chong community in Thailand is primarily located in and around Chanthaburi. Central Chong includes the Kasong dialect of Trat. (See that article for details.)