Dai Zhuang language

Dai Zhuang
Dai Zhuang
Wen-Ma Southern Zhuang
	Distribution of Dai Zhuang language
Native to	China
Region	Wenshan Prefecture
Native speakers	100,000 (2008)
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Central Tai Dai Zhuang; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; zhd – Dai Zhuang; tyl – Thu Lao (duplicate code)
Glottolog	daiz1235
ELP	Thu Lao

Dai Zhuang or Thu Lao is a Tai language spoken in Yunnan, China and northern Vietnam. In China is it spoken in Yanshan, Wenshan, Maguan, Malipo, Guangnan counties of Wenshan Prefecture. It is also spoken in Honghe Prefecture. The largest concentrations are in Wenshan (50% of total Zhuang population) and Yanshan (20% of total Zhuang population) counties (Johnson 2011b).

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