Vahcuengh

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Vahcuengh is the native autonym and standardized written form of the Zhuang language, a Tai language spoken primarily in Guangxi, China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zhuang language variety
autonym
standardized written language
writing system
associatedRegion South China
linked to: southern China
associatedWith Zhuang cultural identity
autonymLanguage Zhuang
basedOn Latin alphabet
belongsTo Tai–Kadai language family
closelyRelatedTo other Tai languages
contrastWith Chinese characters historically used for Zhuang
country People's Republic of China
linked to: China
encodesTone yes
hasOfficialUseIn Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
linked to: Guangxi Province
hasPhonemicOrthography yes
hasPhoneticBasis Northern Zhuang varieties
hasRomanizationType official Zhuang romanization
hasUserPopulation millions of Zhuang speakers
ISO639_3 zha
languageFamily Tai
nativeNameOf Zhuang language
orthographicType alphabetic
primaryFunction standard written representation of Zhuang
primaryUserGroup Zhuang people
region Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
linked to: Guangxi Province
represents phonology of Zhuang language
spokenIn China
Guangxi
linked to: Guangxi Province
standardizationAuthority Chinese language planning bodies
status standard written form of Zhuang
subfamily Northern Tai
toneMarkingMethod letter-based or diacritic-based tone marking
usedByEthnicGroup Zhuang ethnic group
linked to: Zhuang people
usedFor broadcasting in Zhuang language
education in Zhuang areas
publishing in Zhuang language
usedIn Zhuang-language dictionaries
Zhuang-language literature
Zhuang-language media
Zhuang-language textbooks
bilingual signage in Guangxi
local government documents in Zhuang areas
usesDiacritics yes
usesScript Latin script
writingDirection left-to-right
writingSystemFor Zhuang language

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