Ai-Cham (autonym:ʔai33cam11;Chinese:锦话) is aKam–Sui language spoken mainly in Diwo 地莪 and Boyao 播尧 Townships, Jialiang District,Libo County,Qiannan Prefecture,Guizhou,China. Alternative names for the language are Jiamuhua, Jinhua and Atsam.Fang-Kuei Li first distinguished the language in 1943. Nearby languages includeBouyei andMak. However, Yang (2000) considers Ai-Cham and Mak to be different dialects of an identical language.^[2]

Ai-Cham has six tones. Regarded of speaker's nationality, they are being subsumed under "Bouyei" nationality (same with speakers of Mak language).

The mythical patriarch and hero of the Ai-Cham people is thedemigod Wu Sangui, who is celebrated during the Ai-Cham New Year.^[3]

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