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Meung Yum Language
Meung Yum is a Waic language spoken by about 8,000 people in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Myanmar. Comparing Meung Yum data from Namt Yoke, Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang villages, has determined Meung Yum to be a variety of Wa. Names Other names for Meung Yum include Kon Loi, Loi, Wa Chu, Wa, Awa, and La. Demographics Meung Yum speakers live in Kunlong Township (with 21 Meung Yum villages) and Hopang Township (with 30 Meung Yum villages), with each township having about an equal number of speakers. Nine villages have only Meung Yum people: *Kunlong Township **Namt Yoke **Pang Khaw **Pang Wan **Man Pein **Pa Paw **Kaung Sang **Man Kan *Wa State **Meung Yum **Noat Awng Meung Yum dialects are Kaung Sar, Pan Tan, Man Kyu, Man Phan, Namt Yoke, Man Pein, Kaung Sang, and Man Kan. also lists Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang. See also *Savaiq language Savaiq is a Waic language spoken in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Burma. The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, John Wells explains, the English spellings of both Myanmar and Burma assume a non-rhotic variety of English, in which the letter r before a consonant or finally serves merely to indicate a long vowel: [ˈmjænmɑː, ˈbɜːmə]. So the pronunciation of the last syllable of Myanmar as [mɑːr] or of Burma as [bɜːrmə] by some speakers in the UK and most speakers in North America is in fact a spelling pronunciation based on a misunderstanding of non-rhotic spelling conventions. The final ''r'' in ''Myanmar'' was not intended for pronunciation and is there to ensure that the final a is pronounced with the broad a, broad ''ah'' () in "father". If the Burmese name my, မြန်မာ, label=none were spelled "Myanma" in English, this would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khasi–Palaungic Languages
The Khasi–Palaungic languages are a primary branch of the Austroasiatic language family of Southeast Asia in the classification of Sidwell (2011, 2018). This is a departure from Diffloth (2005) classification of Khasi-Khmuic with Khmuic and Mangic (Pakanic) now being separate branches within Austroasiatic family. Languages As per the classification of Sidwell (2011) and (2018), the Khasi–Palaungic languages are as follows: * Khasi–Palaungic ** Khasic: War, Lyngngam, Khasi... ** Palaungic The nearly thirty Palaungic or Palaung–Wa languages form a branch of the Austroasiatic languages. Phonological developments Most of the Palaungic languages lost the contrastive voicing of the ancestral Austroasiatic consonants, with the disti ...: Palaung, Riang, Blang , Wa... Footnotes References *Diffloth, Gérard 2005. "The contribution of linguistic palaeontology and Austroasiatic". in Laurent Sagart, Roger Blench and Alicia Sanchez-Mazas, eds. ''The Peopling of Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palaungic Languages
The nearly thirty Palaungic or Palaung–Wa languages form a branch of the Austroasiatic languages. Phonological developments Most of the Palaungic languages lost the contrastive voicing of the ancestral Austroasiatic consonants, with the distinction often shifting to the following vowel. In the Wa branch, this is generally realized as breathy voice vowel phonation; in Palaung–Riang, as a two-way register tone system. The Angkuic languages have contour tone — the U language, for example, has four tones, ''high, low, rising, falling,'' — but these developed from vowel length and the nature of final consonants, not from the voicing of initial consonants. Homeland Paul Sidwell (2015) suggests that the Palaungic Urheimat (homeland) was in what is now the border region of Laos and Sipsongpanna in Yunnan, China. The Khmuic homeland was adjacent to the Palaungic homeland, resulting in many lexical borrowings among the two branches due to intense contact. Sidwell (2014) suggests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waic Languages
The Waic languages are spoken in Shan State, Burma, in Northern Thailand, and in Yunnan province, China. Classification Gérard Diffloth reconstructed Proto-Waic in a 1980 paper. His classification is as follows (Sidwell 2009). (Note: Individual languages are highlighted in ''italics''.) *Waic ** Samtau (later renamed "Blang" by Diffloth) ***''Samtau'' **Wa–Lawa–La ***Wa proper ****'' Wa'' *** Lawa ****''Bo Luang'' ****''Umphal'' The recently discovered Meung Yum and Savaiq languages of Shan State, Burma also belong to the Wa language cluster. Other Waic languages in Shan State, eastern Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ... are En and Siam (Hsem), which are referred to by Scott (1900) as En and Son. Hsiu (2015)Hsiu, Andrew. 2015''The Angkuic languages: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wa Language
Wa (Va) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Wa people of Myanmar and China. There are three distinct varieties, sometimes considered separate languages; their names in ''Ethnologue'' are Parauk, the majority and standard form; Vo (Zhenkang Wa, 40,000 speakers) and Awa (100,000 speakers), though all may be called ''Wa'', ''Awa'', ''Va'', ''Vo''. David Bradley (1994) estimates there are total of 820,000 Wa speakers. Distribution and variants Gerard Diffloth refers to the Wa geographic region as the "Wa corridor", which lies between the Salween and Mekong Rivers. According to Diffloth, variants include South Wa, "Bible Wa" and Kawa (Chinese Wa). Christian Wa are more likely to support the use of Standard Wa, since their Bible is based on a standard version of Wa, which is in turn based on the variant spoken in Bang Wai, 150 miles north of Kengtung (Watkins 2002). Bang Wai is located in Northern Shan State, Burma, close to the Chinese border where Cangyuan County is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunlong Township
Kunlong Township is a township of Lashio District (formerly part of Kunlong District) in Shan State, Burma. The main town is Kunlong, located by the Salween River , ''Mae Nam Salawin'' ( , name_etymology = , image = Sweet_View_of_Salween_River_in_Tang_Yan_Township,_Shan_State,_Myanmar.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = Salween River in Shan State, Myanmar , map .... Further reading Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map References Townships of Shan State {{Shan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha Province, Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai Province, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai Province, Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son Provinces) to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar) in the west. The largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km2, almost a quarter of the total area of Myanmar. The state gets its name from Burmese name for the Tai peoples: "Shan people". The Tai (Shan) constitute the majority among several ethnic groups that inhabit the area. Shanland is largely rural, with only three cities of significant size: Lashio, Kengtung, and the capital, Taunggyi. Taunggyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hopang Township
Hopang Township ( my, ဟိုပန်မြို့နယ်) is a township of the Wa Self-Administered Division in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Hopang. It is one of the 6 townships of Wa Self-Administered Division. It became part of Hopang District instead of Kunlong District in 2011. The 3 main routes which link Hopang and other parts are 804 mile long Hopang-Lashio-Mandalay-Taunggyi- Mongpyin-Matman Road, the 343 mile long Hopang-Lashio- Tangyan- Panghsan-Matman Road and the 257 mile long Hopang-Mongmao Mong Maoe ( Wa: weng Mēng Hmae; Shan (Dai Yai): ဝဵင်းမိူင်းမႂ်ႇ ''weng Moeng Hmaue'' ''(town of new territory)''; ; ) is the capital town of Mongmao Township of Shan State. It is under ''de facto'' administration of ...-Panghsan-Matman Road. Its total population before 1995 was 70,720 and Wa nationals were 24,024. There are 3,713 acres of rubber plantation in 2007. References Townships of Shan State {{Shan-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wa State
Wa State, my, ဝပြည်နယ် is an autonomous self-governing polity in Myanmar (Burma). It is ''de facto'' independent from the rest of the country and has its own political system, administrative divisions and army.29 December 2004佤帮双雄 Phoenix TV. However, the Wa State government recognises Myanmar's sovereignty over all of its territory,13 October 2011缅甸佤邦竟然是一个山寨版的中国, 军情观察 and the Burmese government does not consider Wa State's political institutions to be legitimate. The 2008 Constitution of Myanmar officially recognises the northern part of Wa State as the Wa Self-Administered Division of Shan State. As a one-party socialist state ruled by the United Wa State Party (UWSP), which split from the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) in 1989, Wa State is divided into three counties, two special districts, and one economic development zone. The administrative capital is Pangkham, formerly known as Pangsang. The name ''Wa'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savaiq Language
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. Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and Lashio townships in Shan State, Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai .... Names Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include: *Ming Yum *Loi *Loi Meung Yum *Khala *Laca *Loi Lah *Leh Nu *La Leit Dialects Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan. See also * Meung Yum language References Further reading * * {{Austroasiatic languages Languages of Myanmar Palaungic languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
