Longsang Zhuang language explained

Longsang Zhuang
Nativename:	Yang
States:	China
Region:	Debao County, Guangxi
Speakers:	?
Familycolor:	Kradai
Fam2:	Tai
Fam3:	Northern Tai
Iso3:	none
Glotto:	none

Longsang Zhuang is an underdescribed Northern Tai language spoken in Longsang Township 隆桑镇, Debao County, Guangxi, China.

Although its autonym and exonym are both pronounced as /jaːŋ/^A1-G,^[1] it is completely distinct from Yang Zhuang, a Central Tai language (Liao 2016:377).

Distribution

Within Longsang Township 隆桑镇, Debao County, Guangxi, China, Longsang Zhuang is spoken in the following villages (Liao 2016:377-382).

• Sanhe (三合屯; pronounced as /faːk33 kaw31/ in Zhuang), Qiaotou Village (桥头村)
• Qiaonan (桥南屯 pronounced as /tɕaw/^C1 pronounced as /kɔːŋ/^C1 in Zhuang) village, Qiaotou Village (桥头村)
• Daji Village (大吉村)
• Longtan (龙坛屯; pronounced as /luŋ31 taːn55/ in Zhuang), Longtan Village (龙坛村)
• Longyuan (龙苑屯), Longtan Village (龙坛村)

Sources

• Liao Hanbo. 2016. Tonal development of Tai languages. M.A. dissertation. Chiang Mai: Payap University.

Notes and References

1. See Proto-Tai_language#Tones for an explanation of the tone codes.