Sawndip Old Zhuang script | |
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![]() Characters for the Zhuang words saw 'character' and ndip 'uncooked' | |
Script type | |
Time period | 7th century – present |
Languages | Zhuang, Bouyei, Tay, Nung |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Oracle bone script
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Sawndip (Sawndip: 𭨡𮄫;[a] Zhuang pronunciation: [θaɯ˨˦ɗip˥]) are Chinese characters used to write the Zhuang languages in the Chinese provinces of Guangxi and Yunnan. The script has been used not only by the Zhuang people but also by the closely related Bouyei in Guizhou, China; the Tay in Vietnam; and the Nùng in Yunnan, China, and Vietnam.[2] Sawndip is a Zhuang word that means "immature characters". The Zhuang word for Chinese characters used in the Chinese language is sawgun (𭨡倱 'Han characters'); gun is the Zhuang term for the Han Chinese. Even now, in traditional and less formal domains, Sawndip is more often used than alphabetical scripts.
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