Maonan language

E893920

The Maonan language is a Kam–Sui language of the Tai–Kadai family spoken primarily by the Maonan ethnic group in southern China.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Dong language 1
Mulao language 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kam–Sui language
Tai–Kadai language
language
alternativeName Maonan NERFINISHED
Maonan Yu NERFINISHED
branch Kam–Sui NERFINISHED
classificationLevel Kam–Sui branch of Tai–Kadai family
country China
ethnicGroup Maonan people NERFINISHED
family Tai–Kadai language family NERFINISHED
hasLinguisticInfluenceFrom Chinese
Zhuang NERFINISHED
hasPhonologicalFeature tone
hasSpeakerCommunity Maonan ethnic group NERFINISHED
hasWritingSystem Chinese characters
Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script
isEndangered true
isMinorityLanguageIn China NERFINISHED
ISO639-3 mmd
isSpokenNear Han Chinese-speaking areas
Zhuang-speaking areas
languageFamily Tai–Kadai NERFINISHED
primaryWritingSystem Chinese characters
region southern China
spokenBy Maonan people NERFINISHED
spokenIn China
Guangxi NERFINISHED
Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County NERFINISHED
subfamily Kam–Sui

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kam language closelyRelatedTo Maonan language
Sui language closelyRelatedTo Maonan language
Sui language closelyRelatedTo Maonan language
this entity surface form: Mulao language
Kam–Sui languages hasMemberLanguage Maonan language
this entity surface form: Dong language
Kam–Sui languages hasMemberLanguage Maonan language