Alternate Names: Bau i, Bui, Buyi, Northern Zhuang, Qiubei Sha
Dialects: None known. Not mutually intelligible with Guibian Zhuang ,, Nong Zhuang ,, or Dai Zhuang ,. Lexical similarity: 83% with Guibian Zhuang ,, 69% with Yongbei (standard) Zhuang ,, 64%–66% with Nong Zhuang , and Yang Zhuang ,, 55% with Dai Zhuang ,. (2011 E. Johnson). A member of macrolanguage Zhuang ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Zhuang.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 140,000 (2007 census). 28,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 150,000.
Language Use: All village domains. All ages. Positive attitudes.
Typology: SVO.
Writing System: Han (Hanzi), Han (Kanji), Han (Hanja), Latin
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Traditional religion.