Standard Zhuang orthography
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Standard Zhuang orthography is the officially standardized writing system for the Zhuang language, primarily using a Latin-based script with additional letters and diacritics to represent its phonology.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-based script
ⓘ
orthography ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Standard Zhuang language variety ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Zhuang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| belongsToLanguageFamily | Tai languages (via Zhuang language) ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Sawndip (traditional Zhuang logographic script) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdvantageOver | Sawndip in terms of ease of printing and digital use NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEncoding | Unicode-compatible Latin characters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
special letters for Zhuang consonants
ⓘ
special letters for Zhuang vowels ⓘ tone marking ⓘ use of apostrophe-like separators in some analyses ⓘ use of digraphs ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | language policy for minority languages in China ⓘ |
| languageOf | Zhuang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
digital text
ⓘ
print ⓘ signage ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official writing system for Zhuang language in China ⓘ |
| officialStatusIn | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfUse |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | standard written Zhuang ⓘ |
| replaced | older Zhuang character-based writing traditions in official use ⓘ |
| represents | Zhuang phonology ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Latin ⓘ |
| scriptType | Latin script ⓘ |
| standardizationPurpose |
to promote literacy among Zhuang speakers
ⓘ
to provide a unified written form for Zhuang ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | authorities of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| status | standardized and regulated ⓘ |
| supports | representation of Zhuang tones with specific orthographic devices ⓘ |
| targetUserGroup |
learners of Zhuang as a second language
ⓘ
native speakers of Zhuang ⓘ |
| usedFor | Zhuang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
education for Zhuang speakers in China
ⓘ
media in Zhuang ⓘ official publications in Zhuang ⓘ |
| uses |
Latin letters
ⓘ
additional letters ⓘ diacritics ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabetic ⓘ |
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