Zhuang(The second set of Latin Zhuang:Vahcuengh, The first set of Latin Zhuang:Vaƅcueŋƅ,Zhuangzi: Huatong) YesChinaThe languages spoken by the Zhuang people are mainly distributed inGuangxiWest, in addition toYunnanWenshan、Guizhou、Hunanas well asVietnamThere are also distributions in other places. There are more than 30 dialects in Zhuang language.
Zhuang language originated from the aboriginal languages of ancient Lingnan and belongs to the Zhuang-Dong language family. It is related to Dai language, Buyi language, Dong language, Lingao language and Vietnamese Daiyi language. The ancient Zhuang people used square Zhuang characters as the carrier of the Zhuang language. In 1955, the Chinese authorities created a new Zhuang script with phonetic sounds based on the Latin alphabet. In 1982, the "Zhuang Language Program" was passed, and the new Zhuang language was further generalized.
Pronunciation guide
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consonant
vowel
tone
Zhuang language has eight tones, of which there are six accelerating tones and two stop tones.
| Tones | Tonal value | Naming | Alias | Write suffix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First tune | 24 | Low-rising | Yinping | (Not marked with key signature) |
| Second tune | 31 | Low profile | Yangping | -z |
| Third tune | 55 | Gao Ping Tiao | Overcast | -j |
| Fourth tune | 42 | High profile | Yang upregulation | -x |
| Fifth Tune | 35 | High rise | Yin to adjust | -q |
| Sixth tune | 33 | Mid-level | Yang deregulation | -h |
| Seventh tune | 55 | Short yin | (The key signs are not marked, the rhyme endings are: -p, -t, -k) | |
| Eighth Tune | 33 | Yang Enter | (The key signs are not marked, the rhyme endings are: -b, -d, -g) | |
| Ninth Tune | 35 | Changyin | (The key is not marked, and the rhyme endings are: -p, -t, -k) |