Intha and Danu constitute southern Burmish languages of

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. ...

, Burma, spoken by the Danu and

Intha people The Intha (, ; , also spelt Innthar) are members of a Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman ethnic group living around Inle Lake. There are around 100,000 to 200,000 Intha. Origins The origins of the Intha are disputed; the Intha believe the ...

. They are considered dialects of Burmese by the Government of Myanmar. Danu is spoken by the

Danu people The Danu people ( my, ဓနု) are a government-recognized ethnic group in Myanmar, predominantly populating the areas near the Pindaya Caves in Shan State. They speak the Danu language.

, Intha by the Intha, a group of Bamar descendants who migrated to Inle Lake in Shan State. Both are spoken by about 100,000. Both are characterized by a retention of the medial (for the following consonant clusters in Intha: ). Examples include: *"full": Standard Burmese () → (), from old Burmese *"ground": Standard Burmese () → (), from old Burmese There is no voicing with the presence of either aspirated or unaspirated consonants. For instance, (Buddha) is pronounced in standard Burmese, but in Intha. This is probably due to influence from the

Shan language The Shan language (written Shan: , , spoken Shan: , or , ; my, ရှမ်းဘာသာ, ; th, ภาษาไทใหญ่, ) is the native language of the Shan people and is mostly spoken in Shan State, Myanmar. It is also spoken in p ...

. Furthermore, ( in standard Burmese) has merged to () in Intha.

Rhymes

Rhyme correspondences to standard Burmese follow these patterns:

Vocabulary

Danu has noticeable vocabulary differences from standard Burmese, spanning areas such as kinship terms, food, flora and fauna, and daily objects. For example, the Danu term for 'cat' is ' ( Dnv-míɔ

), not ''kyaung'' (ကြောင်) as in standard Burmese.

Kinship terms

References

{{Languages of Burma Burmese language