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Yongbei Zhuang
Geographic distribution of Yongbei Zhuang
Native to	China
Native speakers	2.0 million, including Wuming (2007)
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Northern Tai (Northern Zhuang) Yongbei Zhuang
Language codes
ISO 639-3	zyb
Glottolog	yong1276

Yongbei Zhuang is a Zhuang variety including the dialects of Yongning North, Binyang, Hengxian, and Pingguo dialects. 'Yongbei' 邕北 is Chinese and here means North of the Yongjiang river; in other contexts it can stand for the north of Yongning County, or Yongning North.

As an areal group Yongbei includes Wuming dialect, the basis of Standard Zhuang. However, Wuming falls in the Yongnan-Wuming Zhuang comparative group.

References

1. Yongbei Zhuang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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