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Zhuang, Nong

A language of China

ISO 639-3: zhn

Population	500,000 (2007). Less than 50% monolingual. Ethnic population: 600,000.
Region	Southeast Yunnan Province, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central and west Guangnan, east Yanshan, north Wenshan, Maguan, Xichou, Malipo counties. A few in Funing and Qiubei counties.
Language map	Southwestern China
Alternate names	Kau Nong, Khaau Nong, Nong hua, Phu Nong, Phu Tei, Yan-Guang Southern Zhuang, Zhuangyu Nanbu fanyan Yan-Guang tuyu
Dialects	Western Guangnan, Liancheng. Most similar languages: Yang Zhuang [zyg], Tày [tyz], Min Zhuang [zgm]. Some Tày dialects near Viet Nam-Yunnan border reportedly mutually intelligible with Nong Zhuang. Lexical similarity 70% between Nong, Yang [zyg], Yongnan [zyn], Zuojiang [zzj], and Dai [zhd], 65% with Yongbei Zhuang [yzb]. Dialects mutually intelligible, but Nong Zhuang is not mutually intelligible with Dai Zhuang, Min Zhuang, Yang Zhuang or Guibian Zhuang. Lexical similarity 65% with Northern Zhuang [ccx].
Classification	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Central A member of macrolanguage Zhuang [zha] (China).
Language use	Language of wider communication. Vigorous. Speakers of other languages in the area can speak it. All domains. All ages. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language development	Poetry. Radio programs. Videos.
Comments	Classified as Zhuang nationality. ‘Phu Nong’ means Nong People; ‘Khau Nong’ means Nong Language. Over half the Nong live in Guangnan and Yanshan counties. Nong represent a majority of Zhuang in all their counties except for Funing and Qiubei, where mostly northern Taic Zhuang languages are spoken. Agriculturalists: rice. Traditional religion, Daoist.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

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 .  

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."  

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

JOHNSON, Eric C., author. 2011. A Brief Overview of the Tone Systems of the Zhuang and Dai Languages of Maguan County, Yunnan, China.  

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. Nong Zhuang wordlist from Guangnan County Xiaoguangnan village.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Guangnan Nasa Pya Kau (Bahao) wordlist 10 Oct 2006.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Guangnan Zhetu Douyue Aug 2006 wordlist.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Nong Wenshan Binglie Milewan wordlist Aug-Sept 2005.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Nong Zhuang Maguan Renhe A'e Xinzhai (Nong) Feb 2006 wordlist.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Nong Zhuang Malipo Babu Jiangdong wordlist 2006.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Nong Zhuang Wenshan Laohuilong wordlist July 2006.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Nong Zhuang Xichou Xingjie Geji wordlist Oct 2005.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Nong Zhuang Yanshan Panlong Yiziqiao incomplete wordlist July 2006.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn Nong Zhuang Yanshan Zhela Kuaxi wordlist Oct 2005.

JOHNSON, Eric C., researcher. 2011. zhn wordlist Guangnan Zhetu Nov 2005.

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

Vernacular Publications

Doag Sw Kauq Noangz = 壮文培训手册 . 2011.

七年级英文教材：英-壮、英-中录音内容 （下册） 提议草案. 2011.