Tai-Kadai · ISO 639-3 zeh
Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang Language
Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang is a Tai-Kadai language spoken by about 1.2 million people in 1 country.
Where Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang
Language family
- Tai-Kadai
- Kam-Tai
- Daic-Beic
- Daic
- Northern Daic-Sek
- Northern Daic
- Northern Tai
- Hongshui He
- Western Hongshui He
- Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang
Related languages
About the Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang language
Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang is spoken by about 1.2 million people, which makes it the 435th most spoken language in the world — just behind Vasavi (1.2 million) and ahead of Eastern Tamang (1.2 million). It belongs to the Tai-Kadai language family and, more precisely, to the Western Hongshui He group within the Daic-Beic branch.
Where is Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang spoken?
Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in China (1.2 million).
Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
Its closest relatives in the same branch of the family are Bouyei, Guibian Zhuang, Yongbei Zhuang, Thai, Northeastern Thai, Northern Thai and 2 more.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 zeh.
Frequently asked questions about Eastern Hongshuihe Zhuang
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.