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Yongbei Zhuang

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Yongbei Zhuang
Geographic distribution of Yongbei Zhuang
Native toChina
Native speakers
2.0 million, including Wuming (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3zyb
Glottologyong1276

Yongbei Zhuang is a Zhuang variety including the dialects of Yongning North, Binyang, Hengxian, and Pingguo dialects. 'Yongbei' 邕北 is Chinese and here means North of the Yongjiang river; in other contexts it can stand for the north of Yongning County, or Yongning North.

As an areal group Yongbei includes Wuming dialect, the basis of Standard Zhuang. However, Wuming falls in the Yongnan-Wuming Zhuang comparative group.

References

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  1. ^ Yongbei Zhuang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)