The Achang language (Achang: ''Ngachang''; , ) 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 speak ...

spoken by the

Achang The Achang (), also known as the Ngac'ang (their own name) is an ethnic group.They are one of tibeto burman language speaking people. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They also live i ...

(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 The Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture is located in western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, and is one of the eight autonomous prefectures of the province, bordering Baoshan to the east and Burma's Kachin State to the west. ...

** Husa *

Lianghe County Lianghe County (; th, เมืองตี) is located in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, southwest China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountai ...

** Zhedao ** Xiangsong ** Dachang *

Luxi City Mangshi (; tdd, ᥝᥥᥒᥰ ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥑᥩᥢᥴ; Jingpho: Mangshi Myu), former name Luxi (), is a county-level city and the seat of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, western Yunnan province, China. Mangshi has an area of , wit ...

** Jiangdong *

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, Baoshan The

Xiandao dialect The Xiandao language (Xiandao: ''Chintau'' ; ) is an endangered Burmish language spoken by the Xiandao people who live at the border area between Myanmar and Yunnan, China. It is closely related to the Achang language and is considered by many ...

(100 speakers;

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

Yingjiang County Yingjiang County (; th, เมืองหล้า) is a county in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, China, bordering Burma's Kachin State to the west. Geography Yingjiang county has a border of with Kachin State, Myanmar in the west. Th ...

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

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Syntax

Achang word order is subject-object-verb (SOV). 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
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