Then language


The Then language is a Kam–Sui language spoken in Pingtang County, southern Guizhou. It is spoken by the Yanghuang 佯僙 people, many of whom are officially classified as Maonan by the Chinese government.

Names

The Yanghuang people called themselves ', except for the Yanghuang of Huishui County, Xiayou District, and Xiguan Shangmo, who called themselves '. According to the Guizhou Ethnic Gazetteer, their autonyms include ' and '.
"Yanghuang" was mentioned in a Ming Dynasty record, the Dushi Fangyu Jiyao. According to it, "the Man people of Sizhou are Yanghuang, Gelao, Muyao, and Miaozhi.

Dialects

Bo lists three main dialects of Yanghuang.
Yanghuang of Kapu Township has 71 consonants total, including those with secondary articulations. There are a total of 71 rhymes, 9 vowels, and 8 codas.