Nong Zhuang language
Nong Zhuang is a Tai language spoken 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 and Malipo counties.Names
Below are various names for the Nong Zhuang people.
- pu Nong
- Nongzu or Nongren
- Long
- bu Tei
- Bendi
Subdivisions
Johnson gives the following subdivisions for the Nong Zhuang peoples.
A variety of Nong Zhuang known as Ao 傲 is spoken by 58 people in Banlun 板仑, Funing County.
Pyang Zhuang, a Central Tai language variety closely related to Nong Zhuang, is spoken in Fuping Township 扶平乡, Debao County, Guangxi.
