E language
E (IPA: [ɛ55]) or Wuse/Wusehua (simplified Chinese: 五色话; traditional Chinese: 五色話; pinyin: Wǔsèhuà; lit. 'Colored Language') is a Tai–Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. It contains features of both Tai and Chinese varieties, generally adopting Chinese vocabulary into Tai grammar. E is a tonal language—distinguishing between seven tones—and contains a few rare phonemes: voiceless versions of the more common nasal consonants and alveolar lateral approximant.
| E | |
|---|---|
| Wuse | |
| Kjang E | |
| Region | Guangxi, China |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2016) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | eee |
| Glottolog | eeee1240 |
Guangxi, of which E is spoken in a small area | |
Wuse is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger | |
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