E language

E
Wuse
Kjang E
Region	Guangxi, China
Native speakers	(30,000 cited 1992)
Language family	mixed Tai–Chinese
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottolog	eeee1240
Guangxi, of which E is spoken in a small area

E (simplified Chinese: 诶话; traditional Chinese: 誒話; pinyin: Ē Huà) or Wuse/Wusehua (simplified Chinese: 五色话; traditional Chinese: 五色話; pinyin: Wŭsè Huà; literally: "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.

The E language's unusual pinyin-transliterated name, which is also an autonym, consists of a single letter e. The character, which is written "" in Simplified Chinese and "" in Traditional Chinese, usually denotes an expression of affirmation. The language's speakers also refer to their language as Kjang E.Wusehua is a derogatory name for E.