Tai language spoken in Yunnan, China
Min Zhuang is a recently describedTai language spoken in the Langheng (郎恒) area ofFuning County, Yunnan ,China , and possibly also southwesternGuangxi province. All speakers are reportedly bilingual inYei Zhuang (also known as Guibian Zhuang or Sha), which is classified asNorthern Tai (Johnson 2011a). The language was first described in 2011 by Eric C. Johnson ofSIL International , though it had been earlier mentioned in Kullavanijaya andL-Thongkum (1998).
The Min Zhuang speakers of Guixun-Anhe call their languagekaŋ˨min˨˦ min˨˦sɔŋ˥˧ pu˨min˨˦ kən˧min˨˦
Johnson (2011b) reported Min Zhuang to share many features withNong Zhuang , aCentral Tai language. However, it is unintelligible with the more widely spokenNong Zhuang ,Yei Zhuang , andDai Zhuang languages.
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.
Guixun-Anhe (贵训-安哈) Sankeshu (三颗数)[ 2] Xionggu (雄估)[ 3] Shangmabu (上麻布)[ 4] Tianfang (田房)[ 5] Getao (戈桃)[ 6] Gezao (戈造)[ 7] Gecai (戈才)[ 8] Bagan (叭干)[ 9] Na'en (那恩)[ 10] Longnong (龙弄)[ 11] Johnson (2011b) reports that Min Zhuang is also likely to be spoken in southwesternGuangxi .
^ Min Zhuang atEthnologue (subscription required) ^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Bālóng Cūnwěihuì Sānkēshù"富宁县田蓬镇叭咙村委会三棵树 [Sankeshu, Balong Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Nàlián Cūnwěihuì Xiónggǔ"富宁县田蓬镇那连村委会雄古 [Xionggu, Nalian Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Tiánfáng Cūnwěihuì Shàngmábù"富宁县田蓬镇田房村委会上麻布 [Shangmabu, Tianfang Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Tiánfáng Cūnwěihuì Tiánfáng"富宁县田蓬镇田房村委会田房 [Tianfang, Tianfang Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Gētáo Cūnwěihuì Gētáo"富宁县田蓬镇戈桃村委会戈桃 [Getao, Getao Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Gētáo Cūnwěihuì Gēzào"富宁县田蓬镇戈桃村委会戈造 [Gezao, Gotao Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Ānliáng Cūnwěihuì Gēcái Yī"富宁县田蓬镇安良村委会戈才一 [Gecai Yi, Anliang Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Ānliáng Cūnwěihuì Bāgàn"富宁县田蓬镇安良村委会八干 [Bagan, Anliang Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Ānliáng Cūnwěihuì Nàēn"富宁县田蓬镇安良村委会那恩 [Na'en, Anliang Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .^ "Fùníng Xiàn Tiánpéng Zhèn Gētáo Cūnwěihuì Lóngnòng"富宁县田蓬镇戈桃村委会龙弄 [Longnong, Getao Village Committee, Tianpeng Town, Funing County].ynszxc.net (in Chinese). Archived fromthe original on 2018-12-30. Retrieved2018-12-30 .
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