Nong Zhuang (Chinese: 侬壮语) is a Tai language spoken mainly in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan, China. In Wenshan Prefecture, it is spoken in Yanshan, Guangnan, Wenshan, Maguan, Funing, Xichou, and Malipo counties, and also in Honghe Prefecture and Vietnam. The heaviest concentrations relative to other Zhuang groups are in Xichou (96% of the total Zhuang population) and Malipo (90% of the total Zhuang population) counties (Johnson 2011a:43).
| Nong Zhuang | |
|---|---|
| Kauqnuangz, Kauqnoangz, Kauqraeuz | |
Geographic distribution of Nong Zhuang
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| Native to | China |
| Region | Wenshan Prefecture |
Native speakers | 500,000 (2008)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zhn |
| Glottolog | nong1247 |
Below are various names (both autonyms and exonyms) for the Nong Zhuang people (Johnson 2011a:43).
Johnson (2011a) gives the following subdivisions for the Nong Zhuang peoples.
A variety of Nong Zhuang known as Ao傲 (autonym: Genluo 艮雒) is spoken by 58 people (as of 1960) in Banlun 板仑, Funing County (You 2013:291; Yunnan 1979).[2][3]
Pyang Zhuang (orFuping Zhuang 扶平壮), a Central Tai language variety closely related to Nong Zhuang, is spoken in Fuping Township 扶平乡, Debao County, Guangxi.[4]