Standard variety and register of the Zhuang Tai (Kra-Dai) language cluster
Standard Zhuang
Vahcuengh
Native to
China
Language family
Kra–Dai
Tai
Northern Tai (Northern Zhuang)
Standard Zhuang
Writing system
Latin (official), Sawndip
Official status
Recognised minority language in
China (Guangxi and Wenshan Prefecture in Yunnan)
Regulated by
Ethnic Minority Language Work Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region[1][2]
Language codes
ISO 639-1
za (all Zhuang)
ISO 639-2
zha
ISO 639-3
None (mis)
Glottolog
None
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Books of Zhuang language
Standard Zhuang (autonym: Vahcuengh, Zhuang pronunciation:[βa˧ɕuːŋ˧]; pre-1982 autonym: Vaƅcueŋƅ; Sawndip: 話壯; simplified Chinese: 壮语; traditional Chinese: 壯語; pinyin: Zhuàngyǔ) is the official standardized form of the Zhuang languages, which are a branch of the Northern Tai languages. Its pronunciation is based on that of the Yongbei Zhuang dialect of Shuangqiao Town in Wuming District, Guangxi with some influence from Fuliang, also in Wuming District,[3] while its vocabulary is based mainly on northern dialects. The official standard covers both spoken and written Zhuang. It is the national standard of the Zhuang languages, though in Yunnan a local standard is used.[4][5]
^"Guǎngxī Qū zhí yǒuguān dānwèi jīgòu míngchēng Yīngwén cānkǎo yì fǎ" 广西区直有关单位机构名称英文参考译法 [English Reference Translation of the Names of Related Units Directly in Guangxi District]. gxfao.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
^Zhang et al. 1999, p. 429f
^"Zhuàngyǔ pīnyīn fāng'àn (yī)" 壮语拼音方案（一） [Zhuang Pinyin Plan (1)]. wszhuangzu.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
^"Zhuàngyǔ pīnyīn fāng'àn (èr)" 壮语拼音方案（二） [Zhuang Pinyin Plan (2)]. wszhuangzu.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
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