Lhao Vo (,) also known as Maru (မရူ) and Langsu (), is a
Burmish language
The Burmish languages are Burmese, including Standard Burmese, Arakanese and other Burmese dialects such as the Tavoyan dialects as well as non-literary languages spoken across Myanmar and South China such as Achang, Lhao Vo, Lashi, and Zaiw ...
spoken in Burma and by a few thousand speakers in China.
Distribution
Dai Qingxia (2005:3) reports 5,600 Langsu speakers in China. Many thousands more are dispersed across the eastern edge of
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Jingpho language, Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ...
, Myanmar.
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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 ...
: Yingpan Township (ယင်းဖန်မြို့နယ်, 营盘乡)
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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 ...
: Mengyang Township (မယ်ညန့်နယ်, 养乡)
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Longchuan County: Bangwai Township (ဖန်ဝိုင်မြို့နယ်, 邦外乡) and Jingkan Township (ကျင်ခန်မြို့နယ်, 景坎乡)
The Langsu people call themselves ' (Chinese: ''Lang'e'' 浪峨)
Varieties
The standard Lhaovo dialect is that of the Dago’ (') hill area, on the east side of
N'Mai River
The N'Mai River or N'Mai Hka ( my, မေခမြစ်, ) is a river in northern Myanmar (Burma). Course
The N'Mai, runs parallel to the Mali River, and has its source in the Himalayan glaciers of eastern Tibet at about 28° north latitude.Kal ...
valley in
Kachin State
Kachin State ( my, ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Jingpho language, Kachin: ), also known by the endonym Kachinland, is the northernmost administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east ...
.
Sawada (2017) lists the following patois (subvarieties) of Lhaovo.
*Gyanno’ (autonym: '): spoken in the west side of the N'Mai River in
Sawlaw Township
Hsawlaw Township ( my, ဆော့လောမြို့နယ်) is a township of Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of Burma. The principal town is Hsawlaw.
Towns and villages
* Ahkawhtawng
* Alawang
* Chawmaw
* Chawngbuk
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*Tho’lhang (autonym: '): spoken in
Htawlang
Htawlang is a village in Hsawlaw Township in Myitkyina District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in Britis ...
and a few other villages in northern Sawlaw Township.
*Lakin (autonym: '): spoken in
Lakin village, northern Sawlaw Township.
*Lhangsu (autonym: '; not the same as Langsu 浪速 of Yunnan): spoken in the area between Hkrang Hka and Sanin Hka, which are two tributaries of the Mali Hka. It is spoken in
Sumprabum Township
Sumprabum Township ( my, ဆွမ်ပရာဘွမ်မြို့နယ်) is a township of Putao District in the Kachin State of Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions re ...
, including in the villages of , and .
Langsong
The Langsong (浪宋) are found in Zaoyang (早阳) in
Yunlong County
Yunlong County () is under the administration of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China; it is the westernmost county-level division
The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several leve ...
(in the Chinese province of
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
) as well as in Baocun (表村), Laomo (老末), and Sancha (三岔).
They reportedly speak a highly endangered language that may be possibly related to Langsu.
References
Further reading
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External links
Consonant Ear Training and TonesMaru fieldwork of John Okell from 1969Lhaovo language site
Burmish languages
Languages of Myanmar
Languages of China
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