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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > China > Zhuang, Minz

Zhuang, Minz

A language of China

ISO 639-3zgm

Population  2,600 (2007).
Region  Southeast Yunnan Province, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Funing County, Langheng District (now part of Tianbeng Township), Sankeshu, Xionggu, Shangmabu, Tianfang, Getao, Gezao, Gecai, Bagan, Na’en, Longnong, Anha villages.
Language map  Southwestern China, reference number 8
Alternate names   Kon Min, Bu Xiong
Dialects  Most similar language is Nong Zhuang [zhn].
Classification  Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Central
A member of macrolanguage Zhuang [zha] (China).
Language use  Home. All ages. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

JACKSON, Emily H. S.; JACKSON, Eric M.; LAU Shuh Huey, authors. 2012. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Dejing Zhuang Dialect Area."  Available online

JACKSON, Eric [芮建生], transcriber. 2012. Jingxi County, Tunpan District, Lingguang village, Nongdi natural village Zong Zhuang wordlist = 靖西县吞盘乡灵光村弄底屯宗壮词汇表 .  Available online

JACKSON, Eric [芮建生], transcriber. 2012. Napo County, Baidu District, Nonghua village, Nonghua natural village Minz Zhuang wordlist.  Available online

JOHNSON, Eric (江子扬); WANG Mingfu (王明富), authors. 2008. Zhuang cultural and linguistic heritage = 云南省文山壮族苗族自治州壮族文化遗产及壮语研究 .  Available online

JOHNSON, Eric C., author. 2011. "A Lexical and Phonological Comparison of the Central Taic Languages of Wenshan Prefecture, China: Getting More Out of Language Survey Wordlists Than Just Lexical Similarity Percentages."  Available online

JOHNSON, Eric C., author. 2011. The Southern Zhuang Languages of Yunnan Province’s Wenshan Prefecture from a Sociolinguistic Perspective.  Available online

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zgm Minz Zhuang Funing Langheng Balong March 2007.

JOHNSON, Eric, author. 2010. "A sociolinguistic introduction to the Central Taic languages of Wenshan Prefecture, China."  Available online

LAU Shuh Huey [刘淑慧], researcher; JACKSON, Eric [芮建生], transcriber. 2012. Napo County, Pohe District, Daguola village, Daguola natural village Min Zhuang wordlist.  Available online