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What language is Zhuang? Some people say that Zhuang language is very similar to Vietnamese. Is Zhuang a Vietnamese language that preserves Chinese characters?

Zhuang dialect is Zhuang language, which is a popular saying of Zhuang language. Zhuang nationality (formerly Bo nationality, Zhuang language: Bouxraeuz, English name: Cuengh Nationa lity) is the most populous of the 55 ethnic minorities in China, and it is a branch of Baiyue nationality in ancient times, mainly distributed in Guangxi, Yunnan, Guangdong and Guizhou provinces.

Zhuang people speak Zhuang language and live in Guangxi. Zhuang people have their own language. Chinese scholars divide Zhuang language into two languages: Southern Zhuang language and Northern Zhuang language. The similarity between the two languages is very low. About 20 sub-dialects (local languages). In Longzhou, Chongzuo, Guangxi, there are the most dialects of Zhuang language, and each town has different accents and meanings.

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Northern dialect accounts for about 2/3 of the Zhuang population and is divided into 8 dialect areas, namely Tanbei dialect, Youjiang dialect, Guibian dialect, Liujiang dialect, Guibei dialect, Hongshuihe dialect, Qiubei dialect and Lianshan dialect. The southern dialect accounts for about 1/3 of the Zhuang population, and is divided into five dialect areas, namely Tannan dialect, Zuojiang dialect, Dejing dialect, Yan Guang dialect and Marvin dialect.

The northern dialects of Guizhou Zhuang and Buyi languages are actually different dialects of the same language, while the southern dialects are highly similar to Vietnamese Dai and Nong languages, and can also be regarded as different dialects of the same language. In addition, Lingao dialect in Hainan is related to Zhuang language.

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