チワン語

Japanese

Kanji in this term
語
ご Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of チワン (Chiwan, “Zhuang”, shift from Chuwan, the Japanese approximation of the Mandarin pronunciation of 壯／壮 (zhuàng), the official name of the ethnicity in China) +‎ 語 (go, “language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiβ̞ã̠ŋɡo̞]

Noun

チワン語(ご) • (chiwango) 

1. the Zhuang languages