E language

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E
Ei, Wuse
Kjang E
Pronunciation	[ɛ55], [kiaŋ55 ɛ55]
Native to	China
Region	Guangxi
Native speakers	5,000 (2016)[1]
Language family	mixed Tai–Pinghua
Language codes
ISO 639-3	eee
Glottolog	eeee1240
Guangxi, of which E is spoken in a small area

E ( [ɛ⁵⁵], English approximation: EH), also known as Ei, Wuse, or Wusehua, (simplified Chinese: 五色话; traditional Chinese: 五色話; pinyin: Wǔsèhuà; lit. 'colored language') is a Tai–Chinese mixed language spoken primarily in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. It contains features of both Tai and Chinese varieties, generally adopting Chinese vocabulary into Tai grammar. E is a tonal language—distinguishing between seven tones—and contains a few rare phonemes: voiceless versions of the more common nasal consonants and alveolar lateral approximant.