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Preferred term

mlcCao Lan  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • Caolan, sometimes Man Cao Lan, is a Tai language of northern Vietnam. It is spoken by the San Chay people, who are also known as the Cao Lan. According to Pittayaporn (2009), it is closest to the Zhuang varieties of Chongzuo 崇左 and Shangsi 上思 across the border in China, both of which are lumped under the apparently polyphyletic Yongnan Zhuang by Ethnologue. Together, Caolan, Chongzuo, and Shangsi form a primary branch of the Tai languages.

Entry terms

  • Caolan language

ISO 639-3 code

  • mlc

Notation

  • mlc

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/mlc

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