. Kenneth Whistler wrote, > Note that there are more modern representations of Zhuang that > dispense with the special tone letters altogether and > substitute out ordinary Latin letters, in a Pinyin-like > simplification. See: > > http://www.liuzhou.co.uk/liuzhou/language.htm > > with a sign showing the substitution of Latin J, H, Z, X, W(?) > for the 5 Zhuang tone letters.
The chart on this Japanese page about the modern Latin based Zhuang writing systems appears to confirm that ASCII letters are now used for tone marking, but uses the "q" in place of your questioned "W". http://www.geocities.co.jp/NatureLand/3973/zhuangyu_ch06.htm Best regards, James Kass .
