Nong Zhuang
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Nong Zhuang is a Tai-Kadai language spoken in China.
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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).
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Words in Nong Zhuang
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | tikon* | |
| name | minCo* | |
| eye | luktha* | |
| ear | bauChu* | |
| nose | 7andaN* | |
| tooth | sanfan* | |
| tongue | baulin* | |
| hand | muN* | |
| blood | lut* | |
| bone | duk* | |
| skin | naNnu* | |
| knee | phaCam* | |
| breast | 7an7u* | |
| liver | tap* | |
| water | nam* | |
| fire | fai* | |
| sun | thaNxon* | |
| star | daudi* | |
| stone | thin* | |
| mountain | po* | |
| tree | komai* | |
| leaf | bau* | |
| night | CaNxam* | |
| dog | tima* | |
| fish | tipya* | |
| louse | timan* | |
| one | diu* | |
| two | soN* | |
| I | ku* | |
| you | mau* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Dai ZhuangTai-Kadai45% alike
- Tày Sa PaTai-Kadai44% alike
- AitonTai-Kadai44% alike
- Yang ZhuangTai-Kadai44% alike
- Youjiang ZhuangTai-Kadai43% alike
- Nung (Viet Nam)Tai-Kadai42% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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