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.
Statements (47)
| 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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