Kiong language

{{Short description|Endangered Cross River language of Nigeria}}

{{distinguish|Kiong Nai language}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Kiong

|altname=Kayon

|nativename=Akoiyang

|states=Nigeria

|region=Cross River State

|ethnicity=570 Akayon (no date)

|speakers=8

|date=2010

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Benue–Congo

|fam4=Cross River

|fam5=Upper Cross

|fam6=Kiong–Korop

|iso3=kkm

|glotto=kion1242

|glottorefname=Kiong

}}

Kiong, or Kayon, is a nearly extinct Upper Cross River language of Nigeria. Okoyong speakers of the Kiong language are geographically located in the Odukpani, Akamkpa and Biase local government areas of Cross River State. This language was documented in 1990s, and it have 25 speakers counted in 1998. But in 2010, only 8 elders were able to speak Kiong (all in the 70s), leaving the language critically endangered/nearly extinct.