The Achang language (Achang: '; , ) is a

Tibeto-Burman language The Tibeto-Burman languages are the non- Sinitic members of the Sino-Tibetan language family, over 400 of which are spoken throughout the Southeast Asian Massif ("Zomia") as well as parts of East Asia and South Asia. Around 60 million people spe ...

spoken by the

Achang The Achang ( zh, c=, p=Āchāngzú), also known as the Ngac'ang (their own name) is an ethnic group. They are one of Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman languages speaking people. They form one of the List of Chinese ethnic groups, 56 ethnic g ...

(also known as Maingtha and Ngochang) in

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, and northern

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Distribution

Achang is spoken in the following locations: * Longchuan County, Dehong Prefecture ** Husa *

Lianghe County Lianghe County ( zh, s=梁河县 , p=Liánghé Xiàn; ; Jingpho: ; ) is located in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, southwest China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial adminis ...

, Dehong Prefecture ** Zhedao ** Xiangsong ** Dachang *

Luxi City Mangshi ( zh, c=芒市, w=Mangshih; ; Jingpho language, Jingpho: ), former name Luxi ( zh, labels=no , c=潞西), is a county-level city and the seat of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in western Yunnan province, China. Mangshi has an ...

, Dehong Prefecture ** Jiangdong *

Longling County Longling County ( zh, s=龙陵县 , t=龍陵縣 , p=Lónglíng Xiàn) is a county in Baoshan City, in the west of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Burma's Shan State to the south. Its capital is the large community Longshan (). The site of the ...

, Baoshan The three main dialects of Achang in China are: *''Longchuan'' 陇川方言 *''Lianghe'' 梁河方言 *''Mangshi'' 芒市方言 (formerly known as ''Luxi'' 潞西方言) The Xiandao dialect (100 speakers;

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: ''Chintaw'' //) is spoken in the following two locations in

Yingjiang County Yingjiang County ( zh, t=盈江縣, s=盈江县, p=Yíngjiāng Xiàn; ; Jingpho: ; ) is a county in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Tengchong to the east, Lianghe County to the southeast, Longchuan County to the south and ...

, Dehong Prefecture (''Xiandaoyu Yanjiu''). * Xiandaozhai , Mangmian Village , Jiemao Township * Meng'ezhai , Mangxian Village , Jiemao Township

Phonology

Consonants

Voiced sounds can also be heard as voiceless in free variation among speakers.

Vowels

can also have tense vowel counterparts as .

Syntax

Achang word order is subject–object–verb. There is no dominant order for nouns and their adjective modifiers.

References

External links

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Bible in AchangListen to a sample of Achang from Global Recordings Network
{{authority control Languages of Yunnan Burmish languages