Latin-based Zhuang alphabet

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The Latin-based Zhuang alphabet is a modern romanized script used to write the Zhuang language spoken by the Zhuang people of southern China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alphabet
writing system
associatedEthnicGroup Zhuang people NERFINISHED
basedOn Latin alphabet NERFINISHED
country China
creator Chinese government NERFINISHED
linguists of the Guangxi Nationalities Institute
governingBody Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region authorities NERFINISHED
influencedBy Hanyu Pinyin NERFINISHED
Vietnamese alphabet
introduced 1957
ISO15924Code Latn
languageFamilyWritten Tai languages
marksTone with tone letters and/or diacritics
numberOfLetters 26 basic Latin letters
officialStatus official script for Zhuang language in Guangxi
officialStatusIn Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
primaryUse education
literature
official documents
publishing
purpose promotion of literacy among Zhuang speakers
standardization of Zhuang language
reformed 1982
1986
reformReason alignment with national language policies of China
simplification of spelling
region Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
replaced old Zhuang logographic script
scriptFamily Latin NERFINISHED
scriptType Latin script
standardizedBy State Language Commission of China NERFINISHED
status active
toneSystem phonemic tones indicated in orthography
usedBy Zhuang people NERFINISHED
usedIn Zhuang-language newspapers
Zhuang-language textbooks
bilingual signage in Guangxi
usedSince mid-20th century
usesAdditionalLetters yes
usesDiacritics yes
writingDirection left-to-right
writingMedium digital text
handwriting
print
writingSystemFor Zhuang language NERFINISHED
writingSystemType alphabetic

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Zhuang people writingSystem Latin-based Zhuang alphabet