Yongnan languages

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Yongnan
Yongnan Zhuang
Region	China
Native speakers	1.8 million (2000)^[1]
Language family	Tai–Kadai Tai Yongnan
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`zyn`

Yongnan, or Yongnan Zhuang, is a putative branch of Tai languages of southern China.

In the classification of Pittiyaporn (2009), Yongnan is not a single language, or even a natural group, but parts of two main branches of the Tai language family (clades C, I, and M):

(clade C) Yongnan Zhuang of Chongzuo (崇左), Yongnan Zhuang of Shangsi (上思), Caolan of Vietnam*
(clade D)
- (clade I) Yongnan Zhuang of Qinzhou (钦州)
- (clade J)
  - (clade M) Wuming (Shuangqiao) dialect (武鸣)*, Yongnan Zhuang proper (邕南), Yongnan Zhuang of Long'an (隆安), Yongnan Zhuang of Fusui (扶绥)
  - (clade N)* Northern Tai: Saek, Bouyei, and other Northern Zhuang

* Not considered Yongnan by Pittiyaporn

See Tai languages for details.

References

↑ Yongnan reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

Pittayaporn, Pittayawat. 2009. The Phonology of Proto-Tai. Ph.D. dissertation. Department of Linguistics, Cornell University.

Ong Be

Tai
(Zhuang)

(Proto-Tai)

Northern

Central

Southwestern
(Thai)

Northwestern	Shan Tai Ya Tai Nüa Tai Hongjin Khamti Tai Laing Tai Phake Tai Aiton Khamyang Ahom Turung Sapa

Lao–Phutai	Lao Phu Thai Isan Nyaw

Chiang Saen	Thai (Siamese) Northern Thai Tai Daeng Tai Dón Tai Hang Tong Tai Lü Tai Dam Khun Phuan Thai Song Tày Tac

Southern	Southern Thai

(other)

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