Waic language of Shan State, Burma
Savaiq |
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Region | Burma |
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Native speakers | 10,000 (2013)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
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Glottolog | None |
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Savaiq is a Waic language spoken in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Burma.
The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000.[1] Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and Lashio townships in Shan State, Burma.
Names
Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include:[2]
- Ming Yum
- Loi
- Loi Meung Yum
- Khala
- Laca
- Loi Lah
- Leh Nu
- La Leit
Dialects
Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan.[3]
See also
References
Further reading
- Phyu, Myint Myint (2013). A Sociolinguistic Survey of Selected Meung Yum and Savaiq Varieties (PDF) (M.A. thesis). Payap University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- Ping, Wendy Phung Wei (2013). A Phonological Description of Meung Yum and Phonological Comparison of Meung Yum with Three Wa Dialects in China (PDF) (M.A. thesis). Payap University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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- Languages between parentheses are varieties of the language on their left.
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