Yei Zhuang language
Yei Zhuang is a Northern Tai language complex spoken in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Its speakers are also known as the Sha, a subgroup of the Zhuang.
Distribution
In Yunnan, Yei Zhuang dialects are spoken in Funing [County, Yunnan|Funing] and Guangnan counties, as well as Qiubei. The largest concentrations of Yei Zhuang speakers are found in Qiubei and Funing counties.Po-ai, a Tai language of Funing County described by Fang-kuei Li in the mid-1900s, was determined by Johnson to be a Yei Zhuang dialect.
Names
Below are various names for speakers of Yei Zhuang.Many of these are names of Bouyei as well.