Shintani Tadahiko

	Shintani Tadahiko Tadahiko Shintani ( ja, 新谷忠彦, Shintani Tadahiko, born October 1946) is a Japanese linguist and Professor Emeritus of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, specializing in the phonology of New Caledonian languages and Southeast Asian languages. Shintani is from Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from Department of French Studies at Sophia University in 1970, and completed his studies at the '' Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes'' in 1974. In 1977 he was appointed assistant professor at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and was promoted to associate professor in 1987 and full professor in 1995. He retired in 2011. In the 1990s, he led a group of Japanese linguists researching the languages of northern Laos. He is a prominent advocate of the concept of a Tai Cultural Area, which he uses to refer to the area of continental Southeast Asia―including Yunnan and Guangxi in China and Assam in India―that is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the east, Gifu Prefecture to the southeast, and Fukui Prefecture to the south. Kanazawa is the capital and largest city of Ishikawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Hakusan, Komatsu, and Kaga. Ishikawa is located on the Sea of Japan coast and features the most of the Noto Peninsula which forms Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Ishikawa Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and formerly an important populated center that contained some of the wealthiest ''han'' (domains) of the Japanese feudal era. Ishikawa Prefecture is home to Kanazawa Castle, Kenroku-en one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, Nyotaimori ("body sushi"), and Kutani ware. History Ishikawa was formed in 1872 from the merger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shanke Language Tangsa, also known as Tase and Tase Naga, is a Sino-Tibetan language or language cluster spoken by the Tangsa people of Burma and north-eastern India. Some varieties, such as Shangge, are likely distinct languages. There are about 60,000 speakers in Burma and 40,000 speakers in India. Geographical distribution Tangsa is spoken in the following locations of Myanmar (''Ethnologue''). Hkamti District, Sagaing Division: Nanyun, Pangsau, Lahe, and Hkamti townships Myitkyina District, Kachin State: Shinbwiyan and Tanai townships In India, Tangsa is spoken in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Below are locations for some varieties of Tangsa. Jugli: Kantang, Longlung, and Rangran villages, central Tirap District, Arunachal (Rekhung 1988) Lungchang: Changlang, Rangkatu, and Kengkhu villages, eastern Tirap District, Arunachal (Rekhung 1988) Tutsa: Sabban area, Changlang Subdivision, western Changlang District (also in southeastern Tirap District), Arunachal (Rekhung 1992) Chamch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Makuri Language Makury, or Makury Naga (sometimes spelled Makuri), is a Naga language of India and Myanmar. Shi (2009:3) and Saul (2005:25) suggest that Makury may be an Ao language. Classification Makury is not close to other Naga languages that fall under Konyak- angshangand Angami- Zeme. Makury falls under the proposed Ao- Tangkhul linguistic group of southern Naga languages and is close to Naga languages that fall under said language group. Müvlë ( Longphuri) are a sub-tribe of Makury. In Eastern Nagaland and Myanmar, the Makury, Somra Tangkhul and Para are closer than the other tribes in the north in terms of language (''Makury Tribal Council''). Geographical distribution Makury is spoken in Leshi Township, Homalin Township, and Lahe Township in Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. There are about 40,000 speakers in Myanmar, and about 25,000 in India. Dialects ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thaidai Language Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung. Distribution northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township southern Shan State: Pekhon township Mandalay Region: Yamethin District Bago Region: Taungoo District Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State Kayah State ( my, ကယားပြည်နယ်, formerly Karenni State) is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and wes .... Dialects Geker Gekho Thaidai (Htideh) References Shintani Tadahiko. 2017. ''The Gokhu language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 111. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Shintani Tadahiko. 2018. ''The Thaidai language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yingtalay Language Karenni or Red Karen (Kayah Li: ; my, ကရင်နီ), known in Burmese as Kayah ( my, ကယား), is a Karen dialect continuum spoken by over half a million Kayah people (Red Karen) in Burma. The name ''Kayah'' has been described as "a new name invented by the Burmese to split them off from other Karen". Eastern Kayah is reported to have been spoken by 260,000 in Burma and 100,000 in Thailand in 2000, and Western Kayah by 210,000 in Burma in 1987. They are rather divergent. Among the Western dialects are Yintale and kayahManu (''Manumanaw'' in Burmese). Distribution and varieties Eastern Kayah is spoken in: Shadaw township, Kayah State (east of the Thanlwin River) Langkho district, Shan State Eastern Kayah dialects are Upper Eastern Kayah and Lower Eastern Kayah, which are mutually intelligible. The speech variety of Huai Sua Thaw village (Lower Eastern) is prestigious for both dialect groups. The Eastern Kayah have difficulty understanding the Western Kayah. West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Khrangkhu Language Rawang, also known as Krangku, ''Kiutze (Qiuze)'', and ''Ch’opa'', is a Sino-Tibetan language of India and Burma. Rawang has a high degree of internal diversity, and some varieties are not mutually intelligible. Most, however, understand Mutwang, the basis of written Rawang. Rawang is spoken in Putao District, northern Kachin State, in Putao, Machanbaw, Naungmaw, Kawnglangphu, and Pannandin townships (''Ethnologue''). Alternate names are Chiutse, Ch’opa, Ganung-Rawang, Hkanung, Kiutze, Nung, Nung Rawang, and Qiuze. Varieties The ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensiv ...'' lists the following varieties of Rawang. Daru-Jerwang (including the Kunglang variety spoken in Arunachal Pradesh) Khrangkhu/Thininglong (Southern Lungmi) (documented in Shintani 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Khwingsang Language Rawang, also known as Krangku, ''Kiutze (Qiuze)'', and ''Ch’opa'', is a Sino-Tibetan language of India and Burma. Rawang has a high degree of internal diversity, and some varieties are not mutually intelligible. Most, however, understand Mutwang, the basis of written Rawang. Rawang is spoken in Putao District, northern Kachin State, in Putao, Machanbaw, Naungmaw, Kawnglangphu, and Pannandin townships (''Ethnologue''). Alternate names are Chiutse, Ch’opa, Ganung-Rawang, Hkanung, Kiutze, Nung, Nung Rawang, and Qiuze. Varieties The ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensiv ...'' lists the following varieties of Rawang. Daru-Jerwang (including the Kunglang variety spoken in Arunachal Pradesh) Khrangkhu/Thininglong (Southern Lungmi) (documented in Shintani 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Blimaw Language Blimaw is a Karenic language of Myanmar.Shintani, Tadahiko. 2017. ''The Blimaw language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 112. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). A word list is available in Shintani (2017). Classification Blimaw is classified within the Western Bwe subgroup by Luangthongkum (2019), and is hence closely related to Bwe and Geba.Luangthongkum, Theraphan. 2019. A View on Proto-Karen Phonology and Lexicon. ''Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society'' (''JSEALS'') Vol. 12.1 (2019): i-lii. ISSN: 1836-6821, DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52441 Like Geba, Blimaw preserves the implosives or preglottalised obstruents and , as well as voiceless sonorants such as , , and so forth (''see Proto-Karenic language Proto-Karenic or Proto-Karen is the proto-language, reconstructed ancestor of the Karenic languages. Reconstruction The foundation of the reconstruction of Proto-Karen was laid by Andr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gokhu Language Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung. Distribution northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township southern Shan State: Pekhon township Mandalay Region: Yamethin District Bago Region: Taungoo District Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State Kayah State ( my, ကယားပြည်နယ်, formerly Karenni State) is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and wes .... Dialects Geker Gekho Thaidai (Htideh) References Shintani Tadahiko. 2017. ''The Gokhu language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 111. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Shintani Tadahiko. 2018. ''The Thaidai language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matu Language Matu, also known as Matu Chin (Matupi) or Nga La, is a Kuki-Chin-Mizo language spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Burma, and also in Mizoram, India by the Matu people. The "Matu/Batu" dialect is the most common used dialect in Matupi(formerly known as Batupuei), and is the official language of Matupi township other than Bamar or Burmese language, which is the official language of 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 .... Dialects ''Ethnologue'' lists the following dialects of Matupi, Chinstate. Matu from Mizoram, India is reportedly not intelligible with various tribal ethnicities of Matupi in Myanmar. Matu (Batu)- Language of native citizens/settlers of Matupi(formerly known as Batupuei) Ciing - (Langle (Tlamtlaih), Ngalaeng, Phanaeng, Voitu) Doem (Valan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nangki Language Padaung or Padaung Karen, also known as Kayan, is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. Distribution * Pekhon, southern Shan State northwestern Kayah State Thandaung township, Kayin State Pyinmana township, Mandalay Region ''Kayan Lahwi dialect'': Lahwi and northwest Dimawso, Kayah State; southern Pekhon, southern Shan State ''Kayan Kangan dialect'': Dimawso area, northwestern Kayah State Internal classification The Kayan languages are spoken in Kayah State, southern Shan State, and northern Karen State. There are four branches according to Shintani (2016), namely:Shintani, Tadahiko. 2015. ''The Kadaw language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 106. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Kangan ("lowland dwellers") Kakhaung ("highland dwellers") Lawi ("South") Latha ("North") Nangki (sometimes called Langki), documented in Shintani (2016), is one of the Kayan languages belonging to the Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]

	Shintani Tadahiko Tadahiko Shintani ( ja, 新谷忠彦, Shintani Tadahiko, born October 1946) is a Japanese linguist and Professor Emeritus of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, specializing in the phonology of New Caledonian languages and Southeast Asian languages. Shintani is from Ishikawa Prefecture. He graduated from Department of French Studies at Sophia University in 1970, and completed his studies at the '' Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes'' in 1974. In 1977 he was appointed assistant professor at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, and was promoted to associate professor in 1987 and full professor in 1995. He retired in 2011. In the 1990s, he led a group of Japanese linguists researching the languages of northern Laos. He is a prominent advocate of the concept of a Tai Cultural Area, which he uses to refer to the area of continental Southeast Asia―including Yunnan and Guangxi in China and Assam in India―that is i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ishikawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the east, Gifu Prefecture to the southeast, and Fukui Prefecture to the south. Kanazawa is the capital and largest city of Ishikawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Hakusan, Komatsu, and Kaga. Ishikawa is located on the Sea of Japan coast and features the most of the Noto Peninsula which forms Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Ishikawa Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region and formerly an important populated center that contained some of the wealthiest ''han'' (domains) of the Japanese feudal era. Ishikawa Prefecture is home to Kanazawa Castle, Kenroku-en one of the Three Great Gardens of Japan, Nyotaimori ("body sushi"), and Kutani ware. History Ishikawa was formed in 1872 from the merger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shanke Language Tangsa, also known as Tase and Tase Naga, is a Sino-Tibetan language or language cluster spoken by the Tangsa people of Burma and north-eastern India. Some varieties, such as Shangge, are likely distinct languages. There are about 60,000 speakers in Burma and 40,000 speakers in India. Geographical distribution Tangsa is spoken in the following locations of Myanmar (''Ethnologue''). Hkamti District, Sagaing Division: Nanyun, Pangsau, Lahe, and Hkamti townships Myitkyina District, Kachin State: Shinbwiyan and Tanai townships In India, Tangsa is spoken in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Below are locations for some varieties of Tangsa. Jugli: Kantang, Longlung, and Rangran villages, central Tirap District, Arunachal (Rekhung 1988) Lungchang: Changlang, Rangkatu, and Kengkhu villages, eastern Tirap District, Arunachal (Rekhung 1988) Tutsa: Sabban area, Changlang Subdivision, western Changlang District (also in southeastern Tirap District), Arunachal (Rekhung 1992) Chamch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Makuri Language Makury, or Makury Naga (sometimes spelled Makuri), is a Naga language of India and Myanmar. Shi (2009:3) and Saul (2005:25) suggest that Makury may be an Ao language. Classification Makury is not close to other Naga languages that fall under Konyak- angshangand Angami- Zeme. Makury falls under the proposed Ao- Tangkhul linguistic group of southern Naga languages and is close to Naga languages that fall under said language group. Müvlë ( Longphuri) are a sub-tribe of Makury. In Eastern Nagaland and Myanmar, the Makury, Somra Tangkhul and Para are closer than the other tribes in the north in terms of language (''Makury Tribal Council''). Geographical distribution Makury is spoken in Leshi Township, Homalin Township, and Lahe Township in Hkamti District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. There are about 40,000 speakers in Myanmar, and about 25,000 in India. Dialects ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thaidai Language Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung. Distribution northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township southern Shan State: Pekhon township Mandalay Region: Yamethin District Bago Region: Taungoo District Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State Kayah State ( my, ကယားပြည်နယ်, formerly Karenni State) is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and wes .... Dialects Geker Gekho Thaidai (Htideh) References Shintani Tadahiko. 2017. ''The Gokhu language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 111. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Shintani Tadahiko. 2018. ''The Thaidai language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yingtalay Language Karenni or Red Karen (Kayah Li: ; my, ကရင်နီ), known in Burmese as Kayah ( my, ကယား), is a Karen dialect continuum spoken by over half a million Kayah people (Red Karen) in Burma. The name ''Kayah'' has been described as "a new name invented by the Burmese to split them off from other Karen". Eastern Kayah is reported to have been spoken by 260,000 in Burma and 100,000 in Thailand in 2000, and Western Kayah by 210,000 in Burma in 1987. They are rather divergent. Among the Western dialects are Yintale and kayahManu (''Manumanaw'' in Burmese). Distribution and varieties Eastern Kayah is spoken in: Shadaw township, Kayah State (east of the Thanlwin River) Langkho district, Shan State Eastern Kayah dialects are Upper Eastern Kayah and Lower Eastern Kayah, which are mutually intelligible. The speech variety of Huai Sua Thaw village (Lower Eastern) is prestigious for both dialect groups. The Eastern Kayah have difficulty understanding the Western Kayah. West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Khrangkhu Language Rawang, also known as Krangku, ''Kiutze (Qiuze)'', and ''Ch’opa'', is a Sino-Tibetan language of India and Burma. Rawang has a high degree of internal diversity, and some varieties are not mutually intelligible. Most, however, understand Mutwang, the basis of written Rawang. Rawang is spoken in Putao District, northern Kachin State, in Putao, Machanbaw, Naungmaw, Kawnglangphu, and Pannandin townships (''Ethnologue''). Alternate names are Chiutse, Ch’opa, Ganung-Rawang, Hkanung, Kiutze, Nung, Nung Rawang, and Qiuze. Varieties The ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensiv ...'' lists the following varieties of Rawang. Daru-Jerwang (including the Kunglang variety spoken in Arunachal Pradesh) Khrangkhu/Thininglong (Southern Lungmi) (documented in Shintani 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Khwingsang Language Rawang, also known as Krangku, ''Kiutze (Qiuze)'', and ''Ch’opa'', is a Sino-Tibetan language of India and Burma. Rawang has a high degree of internal diversity, and some varieties are not mutually intelligible. Most, however, understand Mutwang, the basis of written Rawang. Rawang is spoken in Putao District, northern Kachin State, in Putao, Machanbaw, Naungmaw, Kawnglangphu, and Pannandin townships (''Ethnologue''). Alternate names are Chiutse, Ch’opa, Ganung-Rawang, Hkanung, Kiutze, Nung, Nung Rawang, and Qiuze. Varieties The ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' (stylized as ''Ethnoloɠue'') is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides statistics and other information on the living languages of the world. It is the world's most comprehensiv ...'' lists the following varieties of Rawang. Daru-Jerwang (including the Kunglang variety spoken in Arunachal Pradesh) Khrangkhu/Thininglong (Southern Lungmi) (documented in Shintani 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Blimaw Language Blimaw is a Karenic language of Myanmar.Shintani, Tadahiko. 2017. ''The Blimaw language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 112. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). A word list is available in Shintani (2017). Classification Blimaw is classified within the Western Bwe subgroup by Luangthongkum (2019), and is hence closely related to Bwe and Geba.Luangthongkum, Theraphan. 2019. A View on Proto-Karen Phonology and Lexicon. ''Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society'' (''JSEALS'') Vol. 12.1 (2019): i-lii. ISSN: 1836-6821, DOI: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52441 Like Geba, Blimaw preserves the implosives or preglottalised obstruents and , as well as voiceless sonorants such as , , and so forth (''see Proto-Karenic language Proto-Karenic or Proto-Karen is the proto-language, reconstructed ancestor of the Karenic languages. Reconstruction The foundation of the reconstruction of Proto-Karen was laid by Andr� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gokhu Language Geko is a Karen language of Burma. Yinbaw is reportedly a variety. Speakers of Geko and Yinbaw are ethnically Kayan, as are speakers of Lahta and Padaung. Distribution northern Kayin State: Thandaunggyi township southern Shan State: Pekhon township Mandalay Region: Yamethin District Bago Region: Taungoo District Yinbaw (population 7,300 as of 1983) is spoken in eastern Shan State and Kayah State Kayah State ( my, ကယားပြည်နယ်, formerly Karenni State) is a state of Myanmar. Situated in eastern Myanmar, it is bounded on the north by Shan State, on the east by Thailand's Mae Hong Son Province, and on the south and wes .... Dialects Geker Gekho Thaidai (Htideh) References Shintani Tadahiko. 2017. ''The Gokhu language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 111. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Shintani Tadahiko. 2018. ''The Thaidai language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Matu Language Matu, also known as Matu Chin (Matupi) or Nga La, is a Kuki-Chin-Mizo language spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Burma, and also in Mizoram, India by the Matu people. The "Matu/Batu" dialect is the most common used dialect in Matupi(formerly known as Batupuei), and is the official language of Matupi township other than Bamar or Burmese language, which is the official language of 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 .... Dialects ''Ethnologue'' lists the following dialects of Matupi, Chinstate. Matu from Mizoram, India is reportedly not intelligible with various tribal ethnicities of Matupi in Myanmar. Matu (Batu)- Language of native citizens/settlers of Matupi(formerly known as Batupuei) Ciing - (Langle (Tlamtlaih), Ngalaeng, Phanaeng, Voitu) Doem (Valan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nangki Language Padaung or Padaung Karen, also known as Kayan, is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. Distribution * Pekhon, southern Shan State northwestern Kayah State Thandaung township, Kayin State Pyinmana township, Mandalay Region ''Kayan Lahwi dialect'': Lahwi and northwest Dimawso, Kayah State; southern Pekhon, southern Shan State ''Kayan Kangan dialect'': Dimawso area, northwestern Kayah State Internal classification The Kayan languages are spoken in Kayah State, southern Shan State, and northern Karen State. There are four branches according to Shintani (2016), namely:Shintani, Tadahiko. 2015. ''The Kadaw language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 106. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA). Kangan ("lowland dwellers") Kakhaung ("highland dwellers") Lawi ("South") Latha ("North") Nangki (sometimes called Langki), documented in Shintani (2016), is one of the Kayan languages belonging to the Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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]