T’en
A language of China
| Population | 15,000 (1999 B. Wenze), decreasing. Ethnic population: 25,000 (2000 D. Bradley). |
| Region | Guizhou Province, east Pingtang County; Dushan County; Huishui, just south of Guiyang. |
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Southwestern China |
| Alternate names | Rau, Then, Yang Hwang, Yanghuang |
| Dialects | Hedong, Hexi, Huishui. Similar to Sui [swi], some scholars consider T’en to be a dialect of Sui (Shearer and Sun 2002). |
| Classification | Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Kam-Sui |
| Language use | Moderately vigorous. Chinese and Bouyei [pcc] in the area also speak T’en. Religion. All ages. Not used by children and young people as often as adults. Also use local Chinese or Bouyei. |
| Language development | Grammar. |
| Comments | Classified as Bouyei nationality. Agriculturalists; craftsmen. Traditional religion. |
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