Mảng language
Austroasiatic language of Vietnam and China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Maang language.
For the Miao language called Mang, see Mashan Miao.
Mảng (autonym: [maŋ35]; Chinese: 莽语; pinyin: Mǎngyǔ) is an Austroasiatic language of Vietnam, China, and Laos. It is spoken mainly in Lai Châu Province, Vietnam and across the border in Jinping County, China. It was first documented only in 1974.
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Mảng | |
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Native to | Vietnam, China |
Ethnicity | Mảng |
Native speakers | (4,900 (2007 – 2009 census) 3,200 cited 1999 – 2007? census)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | zng |
Glottolog | mang1378 |
ELP | Mang |
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In China, the Mảng people are also called Chaman (岔满), Abi (阿比), Mengga (孟嘎), Bageran (巴格然), and Mo (莫).[2] They are officially classified by the Chinese government as ethnic Bulang (布朗族) (Jinping County Gazeteer 1994).