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Youjiang Zhuang
Youjiang Zhuang, named after the Youjiang River in Guangxi, China, is a Northern Tai or Zhuang Language spoken in Tiandong County, Tianyang District, and parts of the Youjiang District in Baise, Guangxi. History and classification Native speakers refer to the language as , which means "local language". André-Georges Haudricourt in 1956 included the language of Tianzhou, the county seat of Tianyang, under Dioi, his name for Northern Zhuang. Based on data from the 1950s Guangxi Zhuang language survey, Tiandong, Tianyang and a suburb of Baise City were grouped together. This grouping was sometimes called ''Tianyangese'' (). In the 1999 ''A Study of Zhuang Dialects'' this group was referred to as the Youjiang language (), and in 2007 Youjiang Zhuang was added as a separate language to ''Ethnologue''. Phonology Youjiang Zhuang has 10 tones, and can be considered as having 20 initials and 83 finals, though some speakers pronounce the initials and as and respectively. Writin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam (Hà Giang Province, Hà Giang, Cao Bằng Province, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn Province, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the Gulf of Tonkin. Formerly a Provinces of China, province, Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958. Its current capital is Nanning. Guangxi's location, in mountainous terrain in the far south of China, has placed it on the frontier of Chinese civilization throughout much of History of China, Chinese history. The current name "Guang" means "expanse" and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 AD. It was given Administrative divisions of the Yuan dynasty, provincial level status during the Yuan dynasty, but ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Languages
The Tai or Zhuang–Tai languages ( th, ภาษาไท or , transliteration: or ) are a branch of the Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai or Siamese, the national language of Thailand; Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos; Myanmar's Shan language; and Zhuang, a major language in the Southwestern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, spoken by the Zhuang (壯) people, the largest minority ethnic group in China, with a population of 15.55 million, living mainly in Guangxi, the rest scattered across Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan provinces. Name Cognates with the name ''Tai'' (''Thai, Dai'', etc.) are used by speakers of many Tai languages. The term ''Tai'' is now well-established as the generic name in English. In his book '' The Tai-Kadai Languages'' Anthony Diller claims that Lao scholars he has met are not pleased with Lao being regarded as a Tai language. k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Tai Languages
The Northern Tai languages are an established branch of the Tai languages of Southeast Asia. They include the northern Zhuang languages and Bouyei of China, Tai Mène of Laos and Yoy of Thailand. Languages Ethnologue ''Ethnologue'' distinguishes the following languages: * Saek (Laos and northeast Thailand; listed outside Tai proper in the ''Ethnologue'' classification, though said to be similar to Tai Maen, which is listed as Northern Tai) * Tai Maen (Laos) * Yoy (Thailand) * Bouyei (Buyi) (China) (including the language of the Giáy people of Vietnam) * Central Hongshuihe Zhuang * Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang * Guibei Zhuang * Yei Zhuang * Lianshan Zhuang * Liujiang Zhuang * Liuqian Zhuang * Yongbei Zhuang * Youjiang Zhuang (See varieties of Zhuang.) Yoy is elsewhere classified as Southwestern Tai, and E, which is a mixed language Northern Tai-Chinese language. Longsang Zhuang, a recently described Northern Tai language, is spoken Longsang Township, Debao County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhuang Language
The Zhuang languages (; autonym: , pre-1982: , Sawndip: 話僮, from ''vah'', 'language' and ''Cuengh'', 'Zhuang'; ) are any of more than a dozen Tai languages spoken by the Zhuang people of Southern China in the province of Guangxi and adjacent parts of Yunnan and Guangdong. The Zhuang languages do not form a monophyletic linguistic unit, as northern and southern Zhuang languages are more closely related to other Tai languages than to each other. Northern Zhuang languages form a dialect continuum with Northern Tai varieties across the provincial border in Guizhou, which are designated as Bouyei, whereas Southern Zhuang languages form another dialect continuum with Central Tai varieties such as Nung, Tay and Caolan in Vietnam. Standard Zhuang is based on the Northern Zhuang dialect of Wuming. The Tai languages are believed to have been originally spoken in what is now southern China, with speakers of the Southwestern Tai languages (which include Thai, Lao and Shan) ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You River (Guangxi)
The You River (), also known as the ''Youjiang River'', is a river of Guangxi, China. It rises in eastern Yunnan and joins the Zuo River ("Left River") near Nanning to form the Yong River. These rivers form part of the Pearl River system, which flows into the South China Sea near Guangzhou. The river lends it name to the language Youjiang Zhuang, the area Youjiang District and to a university Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities. Formerly Baise Bama Airport was known as Baise Youjiang Airport between December 2006 and September 2013. See also *List of rivers in China This incomplete list of rivers that flow through China is organized according to the body of water into which each river empties, beginning with the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast, moving clockwise on a map and ending with the Arctic Ocean. Se ... Rivers of Guangxi Tributaries of the Pearl River (China) {{China-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Tai Language
The Northern Tai languages are an established branch of the Tai languages of Southeast Asia. They include the northern Zhuang languages and Bouyei of China, Tai Mène of Laos and Yoy of Thailand. Languages Ethnologue ''Ethnologue'' distinguishes the following languages: * Saek (Laos and northeast Thailand; listed outside Tai proper in the ''Ethnologue'' classification, though said to be similar to Tai Maen, which is listed as Northern Tai) * Tai Maen (Laos) * Yoy (Thailand) * Bouyei (Buyi) (China) (including the language of the Giáy people of Vietnam) * Central Hongshuihe Zhuang * Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang * Guibei Zhuang * Yei Zhuang * Lianshan Zhuang * Liujiang Zhuang * Liuqian Zhuang * Yongbei Zhuang * Youjiang Zhuang (See varieties of Zhuang.) Yoy is elsewhere classified as Southwestern Tai, and E, which is a mixed language Northern Tai-Chinese language. Longsang Zhuang, a recently described Northern Tai language, is spoken Longsang Township, Debao County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhuang Language
The Zhuang languages (; autonym: , pre-1982: , Sawndip: 話僮, from ''vah'', 'language' and ''Cuengh'', 'Zhuang'; ) are any of more than a dozen Tai languages spoken by the Zhuang people of Southern China in the province of Guangxi and adjacent parts of Yunnan and Guangdong. The Zhuang languages do not form a monophyletic linguistic unit, as northern and southern Zhuang languages are more closely related to other Tai languages than to each other. Northern Zhuang languages form a dialect continuum with Northern Tai varieties across the provincial border in Guizhou, which are designated as Bouyei, whereas Southern Zhuang languages form another dialect continuum with Central Tai varieties such as Nung, Tay and Caolan in Vietnam. Standard Zhuang is based on the Northern Zhuang dialect of Wuming. The Tai languages are believed to have been originally spoken in what is now southern China, with speakers of the Southwestern Tai languages (which include Thai, Lao and Shan) ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiandong County
Tiandong County(, za, Denzdungh Yen) is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. Demographics Tiandong's population was 411,500(2010). 85.22% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, and speak Youjiang Zhuang(). The rest include Han, Yao, Miao, and other ethnic groups. Administration From June 21, 2005, for administration Tiandong County is divided into 10 areas: * Pingma Town() population 103,00 * Xiangzhou Town() population 49,200 * Linfeng Town() population 50,800 * Silin Town() population 62,000 * Yincha Town() population 24,700 * Suoliang Town() population 33,600 * Yiyu Town() * Napo Town() population 16,000 * Zuodeng Yao Township () Transportation Apart from road access including the G80 Guangzhou–Kunming Expressway, the county also has rail access via Tiandong Railway Station and via Tiandong North Railway Station which is part of the Nanning–Kunming high-speed railway network. The nearest air access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianyang District
Tianyang District (; Standard Zhuang: ; Youjiang Zhuang: ) is a district in western Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise. History Tianyang County was formed in 1935 by combining Fengyi County () and Enyang County () with the county seat in Napo () and in 1954 the county seat was moved to Tianzhou (). In 1935 the population was 135,071. In August 2019, the county was converted into a district. Administrative divisions From June 21, 2005, there are 7 towns and 3 townships in the county: Towns: * Tianzhou (田州镇)(63k) * Napo (那坡镇)(32k) * Pohong (坡洪镇)(37k) * Naman (那满镇)(23k) * Baiyu (百育镇)(27k) * Yufeng (玉凤镇)(38k) * Toutang (头塘镇)(24k) Townships: * Dongjing Township (洞靖乡)(32k) * Babie Township (巴别乡)(20k) * Wucun Township (五村乡)(27k)(98% Zhuang) Demographics Tianyang's population was 338,300 in 2010. 90.2% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, and speak Youjiang Zh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youjiang District
Youjiang District (; Zhuang: ) is the municipal district of Baise, Guangxi, China, named after the Youjiang River which runs through the middle of the district. Administration From June 21, 2005, for administration Youjiang District is divided into 9 parts: * Baicheng Subdistrict (), population 125,000 * Longjing Subdistrict (), population 49,000 (Zhuang 80%) * Yangxu Town (), population 34,500 (Zhuang 98%) * Sitang Town (), population 25,100 * Longchuan Town (), population 31,000 * Yongle Town (), population 18,000 * Wangdian Yao Township (), population 23,800 * Dalang Township (), population 22,000 * Yangshui Township (), population 9,700 Demographics Youjiang District's population was 320,000 (2010). 73% of the people belong to the Zhuang ethnic group, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
