Longsang Zhuang language

Longsang Zhuang
Yang
Native to	China
Region	Debao County, Guangxi
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Northern Tai Longsang Zhuang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

Longsang Zhuang (Chinese: 隆桑壮语) is an underdescribed Northern Tai language spoken in Longsang Township 隆桑镇, Debao County, Guangxi, China.

Although its autonym and exonym are both 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; faːk33 kaw31 in Zhuang), Qiaotou Village (桥头村)
• Qiaonan (桥南屯 tɕaw^C1 kɔːŋ^C1 in Zhuang) village, Qiaotou Village (桥头村)
• Daji Village (大吉村)
• Longtan (龙坛屯; luŋ31 taːn55 in Zhuang), Longtan Village (龙坛村)
• Longyuan (龙苑屯), Longtan Village (龙坛村)

References

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

Sources

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