Min Zhuang language
Min Zhuang is a recently described Tai language spoken in the Langheng area of Funing County, Yunnan, China, and possibly also southwestern Guangxi province. All speakers are reportedly bilingual in Yei Zhuang, which is classified as Northern Tai. The language was first described in 2011 by Eric C. Johnson of SIL International, though it had been earlier mentioned in Kullavanijaya and L-Thongkum.
Names
The Min Zhuang speakers of Guixun-Anhe call their language ' or '. Another Min Zhuang dialect is called ' or '.Classification
Johnson reported Min Zhuang to share many features with Nong Zhuang, a Central Tai language. However, it is unintelligible with the more widely spoken Nong Zhuang, Yei Zhuang, and Dai Zhuang languages.Distribution
Min Zhuang is spoken by about 2,600 people in 11 villages. With the exception of Shangmabu, all of the following villages are purely made up of Min Zhuang speakers.- Guixun-Anhe
- Sankeshu
- Xionggu
- Shangmabu - mixed with Nong Zhuang speakers
- Tianfang
- Getao
- Gezao
- Gecai
- Bagan
- Na'en
- Longnong