Min Zhuang language
| Min Zhuang | |
|---|---|
| Min Zhuang | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Funing County, Yunnan |
Native speakers | 2,600 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
Min Zhuang is a newly discovered, unclassified Tai language spoken in the Langheng (郎恒) area of Funing County, Yunnan, China. All speakers are reportedly bilingual in Yei Zhuang (also known as Guibian Zhuang or Sha), which is classified as Northern Tai (Johnson 2011). The language was first described in detail in 2011 by Eric C. Johnson of SIL International.
Distribution
Min Zhuang is spoken by about 2,600 people in 11 villages. With the exception of Shangmabu (上麻布), all of the following villages are purely made up of Min Zhuang speakers.
- Anhe-Guixun (安哈-贵训)
- Sankeshu (三颗数)
- Xionggu (雄估)
- Shangmabu (上麻布) - mixed with Nong Zhuang speakers
- Tianfang (田房)
- Getao (戈桃)
- Gezao (戈造)
- Gecai (戈才)
- Bagan (叭干)
- Na’en (那恩)
- Longnong (龙弄)
References
- Johnson, Eric C. 2011. "The Southern Zhuang Languages of Yunnan Province’s Wenshan Prefecture from a Sociolinguistic Perspective." [Working paper]. S.l.: s.n. 49 pages.