Tsat language

Tsat
Tsat
Hainan Cham
Native to	China
Region	Hainan
Ethnicity	Utsul
Native speakers	4,000 (2007)
Language family	Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian Malayo-Sumbawan (?) Chamic Highlands Northern Chamic Tsat; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	huq
Glottolog	tsat1238
ELP	Tsat

Tsat, also known as Utsat, Utset, Hainan Cham, or Huíhuī (simplified Chinese: 回辉语; traditional Chinese: 回輝語; pinyin: Huíhuīyǔ), is a tonal language spoken by 4,500 Utsul people in Yanglan (羊栏) and Huixin (回新) villages near Sanya, Hainan, China. Tsat is a member of the Malayo-Polynesian group within the Austronesian language family, and is one of the Chamic languages originating on the coast of present-day Vietnam.

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