Yerong
A language of China
| Population | 380 (2000). |
| Region | West Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Baise Prefecture, Napo County, on the Yunnan Province and Viet Nam border; Longhe District, Rongtun and Gonghe villages; Pohe District, Shanhe, Yong’an and Guoba. |
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Southwestern China |
| Alternate names | Ban Yao, Da Ia, Daban Yao, Eastern Buyang, Guangxi Buyang, Ia Hrong, Iron Yao, Khyung Buyang, Liu Yao, Napo Buyang, Six Yao, Tie Yao, Tu Yao Indigenous Yao, Yalang, Yang Khyung, Yerong Buyang |
| Dialects | Yerong is closely related to, but not mutually intelligible with, the 3 Buyang languages. May be most similar to the recently discovered En [enc] of Northern Viet Nam. Lexical similarity: 67% with Langnian Buyang [yln], 63% with E’ma Buyang [yzg], and 46% with Baha Buyang [yha]. |
| Classification | Tai-Kadai, Kadai, Yang-Biao, Buyang, Eastern |
| Language use | Vigorous. Home. All ages. Also use Yang Zhuang [ccx] or Gibian Zhuang [zgn]. A few also use the local Southwest Mandarin dialect [cmn]. |
| Comments | Classified as Yao nationality. ‘Yeyong’ may refer to this. Traditional religion. |
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