Alternate Names: Bou Rau, Long An, Long’an, Nung An, Southern Zhuang, Yongnan Vernacular of the Southern Dialect of the Zhuang Language, Zhuangyu nanbu fangyan Yongnan tuyu
Dialects: None known. Most similar languages are Zuojiang Zhuang , (Nung Chao), Yongbei Zhuang ,, Yang Zhuang , (Nung Giang), and other Nung languages of Viet Nam. Lexical similarity: 70% with Nong ,, Yang ,, Yongnan ,, Zuojiang ,, and Dai ,, 65% with Yongbei Zhuang ,. A member of macrolanguage Zhuang ,.
Status Notes: Language of recognized nationality: Zhuang.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,800,000 in China (2000 J. Edmondson). Population total all countries: 1,810,000.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains, especially in rural homes when no outsiders are present. All ages. Also use southwestern dialect of Mandarin [cmn]. Also use Yue Chinese dialects [yue]. Many are partially or fully bilingual in one or more dialects and often use them in business, education, government, market and other domains.
Typology: Voiced oral onsets have merged into nasal onsets.
Writing System: Han (Hanzi), Han (Kanji), Han (Hanja)
Nation of Origin: China
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Buddhist (Mahayana), Daoist.