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Yongnan or Yongnan Zhuang is a putative branch of Tai languages of southern China.In the classification of Pittiyaporn (2009) Yongnan is not a single language or even a natural group but parts of two main branches of the Tai language family (clades C I and M):(clade C) Yongnan Zhuang of Chongzuo (崇左) Yongnan Zhuang of Shangsi (上思) Caolan of Vietnam*(clade D)(clade I) Yongnan Zhuang of Qinzhou (钦州)(clade J)(clade M) Wuming (Shuangqiao) dialect (武鸣)* Yongnan Zhuang proper (邕南) Yongnan Zhuang of Long’an (隆安) Yongnan Zhuang of Fusui (扶绥)(clade N)* Northern Tai: Saek Bouyei and other Northern Zhuang* Not considered Yongnan by PittiyapornSee Tai languages for details.