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 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.