The Maonan language (Chinese: 毛南语; pinyin: Máonán yǔ) is a Kam–Sui language spoken mainly in China by the Maonan people, specifically in northern Guangxi and southern Guizhou.

[1]: 33 [3] Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County, Hechi, northern Guangxi, holds a concentrated number of speakers.

About 1/3 of all people who self-identify as Maonan are concentrated in the southern Guizhou province.

[4] The letters z, j, x, s, h are attached to the end of each syllable as tonal markers, representing tones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 respectively.

[5] For example: Writing:IPA:Gloss:Hezɦe²1SGsuensuːn¹teachngzŋ²2SGnhieijˀnjai³buyhuxɦu⁴ricegangskaːŋ⁵stitchdeihdai⁶bagtuettuːt⁷'take offmadmaːt⁸'sockWriting: Hez suen ngz nhieij hux gangs deih tuet madIPA: ɦe² suːn¹ ŋ² ˀnjai³ ɦu⁴ kaːŋ⁵ dai⁶ tuːt⁷' maːt⁸'Gloss: 1SG teach 2SG buy rice stitch bag {take off} sockMeaning: "I teach you (how) to buy rice, stitch bags and take off (your) socks."