Min Zhuang language

Min Zhuang
Minz
Geographic distribution of Min Zhuang
Pronunciation[mìn]
Native toChina
RegionFuning County, Yunnan; southwestern Guangxi (?)
Native speakers
170,000 (2004)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3zgm
Glottologminz1236

Min Zhuang is a recently described Tai language spoken in the Langheng (郎恒) area of Funing County, Yunnan, China, and possibly also southwestern Guangxi province. All speakers are reportedly bilingual in Yei Zhuang (also known as Guibian Zhuang or Sha), which is classified as Northern Tai (Johnson 2011a). The language was first described in 2011 by Eric C. Johnson of SIL International, though it had been earlier mentioned in Kullavanijaya and L-Thongkum (1998).

  1. ^ Min Zhuang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)