 There are several dialects of Pnong, some even recognised as a distinct language by linguists, most Pnong dialects are spoken in neighbouring Vietnam, except for Kraol which is spoken within Cambodia.The Pnong practice a very diverse, dynamic, unstructured and often secretive traditional medicine.Originally tied to the large biodiversity of their forest environment, the wars of the 1970s had a significant impact on the Pnong culture and knowledge of traditional medicine, when everybody relocated to either Vietnam or the Cambodian Koh Niek district.