YZG ISO 639-3
Buyang, E’ma
A language of China
- ISO 639
- yzg
- Alternate Names
- Buozaang, Buyang Zhuang, Eastern Buyang, Funing Buyang, Langjia Buyang
- Population
- 600 (Li 1997).
- Location:
- Yunnan province: Wenshan Zhuang-Miao autonomous prefecture, Funing county, Gula township, 6 villages: Dugan, E’cun, Longna, Maguan, Nada, and Zhelong.
- Language Status
- 8a (Moribund). Language of recognized nationality: Zhuang.
- Classification
- Kra-Dai, Kra, Eastern Kra
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 78% with Langnian Buyang [yln], yet not intelligible despite frequent contact, 63% with Yerong (Yalang Buyang) [yrn], 48% with Baha Buyang [yha]. Also reportedly quite similar to En [enc] (200 speakers) of Northern Viet Nam. (Li 2006).
- Typology
- SVO.
- Language Use
- Most shifted to Guibian Zhuang [zgn], especially those ages 15–50, in a local variety. Some also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn], especially men and particularly in the local southwestern dialect.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Buyang, E’ma
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
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Location: Yunnan province: Wenshan Zhuang-Miao autonomous prefecture, Funing county, Gula township, 6 villages: Dugan, E’cun, Longna, Maguan, Nada, and Zhelong.
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