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Sui

A language of China

ISO 639-3: swi

Population	200,000 in China (1999 X. Zeng). 100,000 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 200,120. Ethnic population: 406,902 (2000 census).
Region	Guangxi and northeast Yunnan; Guizhou: Sandu, and Libo districts; Guangxi: Nandan District. Also in Viet Nam.
Language maps	Southern China Southwestern China
Alternate names	Ai Sui, Shui, Sui Li, Suipo
Dialects	Sandong (San Tung), Anyang (Yang’an), Pandong. Dialect differences are minor, although Yunnan is reportedly more different. Sandong is the standard.
Classification	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Kam-Sui
Language use	Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Written Chinese is in use.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 78%. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Films.
Comments	Classified as Shui nationality. 70 syllable-initial consonants. Agriculturalists. Polytheist, Daoist, traditional religion.

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Viet Nam

Language name	Sui
Population	120 in Viet Nam (2002 J. Edmondson).
Region	Tuyen Quang, Chiem Hoa.
Language map	Northern Viet Nam, reference number 80
Comments	Have been in Viet Nam more than 150 years.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

EDMONDSON, Jerold A.; ESLING, John H.; HARRIS, Jimmy G.; WEI, James, authors. 2004. "A phonetic study of Sui consonants and vowels."  

LAI, Daisy Ching-Ju, author. 2007. The relationship between Shui literacy and the maintenance of Shui culture.

SOMSONGE Burusphat, author. 2007. "A comparison of general classifiers in Tai-Kadai languages."