Yongbei Zhuang
Yongbei Zhuang is a Zhuang variety including the dialects of Yongning North, Binyang, Hengxian, and Pingguo dialects. 'Yongbei' 邕北 is Chinese and here means North of the Yongjiang river; in other contexts it can stand for the north of Yongning County, or Yongning North.
| Yongbei Zhuang | |
|---|---|
 Geographic distribution of Yongbei Zhuang | |
| Native to | China |
Native speakers | 2.0 million, including Wuming (2007)[1] |
Kra–Dai
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | zyb |
| Glottolog | yong1276 |
Yongbei is traditionally assumed to include Wuming dialect, the basis of Standard Zhuang. However, recent investigation has found that Wuming is part of Yongnan Zhuang.
References
- Yongbei Zhuang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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