Language Skills

Tai languages

-Yang Zhuang (of Central Tai, or Southern Zhuang): Native in Debao urban and Ma’ai, near native in Debao suburb and Jingxi urban.

- Standard Zhuang (of Northern Tai, or Northern Zhuang): Proficiency in writing and reading.

-Standard Thai (of Southwestern Tai): Proficiency in speaking and listening; Advanced level in writing and reading.

-Bouyei (of Northern Tai), Northern Thai (of Southwestern Tai), Tai Lue (of Southwestern Tai): Basic daily communication.

-Familiar with Southern Zhuang (of Central Tai), Northern Zhuang (of Northern Tai), Nung (of Central Tai), Tay (of Central Tai), Lao, Shan and other Thai dialects (of Southwestern Tai).

Sinitic languages

-Putonghua: Native

-Guiliu Mandarin (of Southwestern Mandarin): Near native.

-Cantonese: Fluent in standard (Guangzhou/Hong Kong) Cantonese. Basic daily communication in Cantonese dialects of Nanning, Baise and Zhongshan.

-Xi’an Mandarin (a variety of Northwestern Mandarin): Intermediate level.

Japanese: Level 1 (the highest level for non-native speakers) in Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

English: Current working language.

Vietnamese & Korean: in research.