▁of ▁basic ▁words ▁( from ▁Wik tion ary ' s ▁Sw adesh - list ▁append ix ) ▁ ▁Z hu ang ▁language ▁& ▁alphabet , ▁Om nig lot ▁ ▁The ▁prospect s ▁for ▁the ▁long - term ▁surv ival ▁of ▁Non - H an ▁minor ity ▁languages ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁China ▁ ▁Field ▁Notes ▁on ▁the ▁Pr onom inal ▁System ▁of ▁Z hu ang ▁" A ▁major ▁case ▁of ▁language ▁shift ▁is ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Z hu ang ▁and ▁other ▁minor ity ▁languages ▁is ▁restricted ▁mainly ▁to ▁rural ▁areas ▁because ▁Z hu ang - spe aking ▁villages , ▁like ▁J ing xi , ▁which ▁develop ▁into ▁towns ▁become ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁of ▁Mand arin - spe aking ▁towns . ▁Z hu ang - spe aking ▁villages ▁become ▁non - Z hu ang - spe aking ▁towns ! ▁And ▁children ▁of ▁Z hu ang - spe aking ▁parents ▁in ▁cities ▁are ▁likely ▁not ▁to ▁speak ▁Z hu ang ▁as ▁a ▁mother - t ong ue ." ▁ ▁Map ▁of ▁Major ▁Z hu ang ▁language ▁groups ▁ ▁Parad is ec ▁has ▁an ▁open ▁access ▁collection ▁of ▁Z hu ang ▁M og ong ▁Text s ▁from ▁B ama ▁and ▁T ian y ang ▁ ▁S aw cu eng h ▁People . com ▁Official ▁Z hu ang ▁language ▁version ▁( Standard ▁Z hu ang ) ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Daily ▁website ▁ ▁Category : L anguages ▁of ▁China ▁Category : T ai ▁languages <0x0A> </s> ▁De Sa ad ▁( also ▁sp