Meung Yum is a
Waic
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language spoken by about 8,000 people in
Kunlong Township
Kunlong Township is a township of Lashio District (formerly part of Kunlong District) in Shan State, Burma. The main town is Kunlong, located by the Salween River
, ''Mae Nam Salawin'' (
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Shan State
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,
Myanmar
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.
Comparing Meung Yum data from Namt Yoke, Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang villages, has determined Meung Yum to be a variety of
Wa.
Names
Other names for Meung Yum include Kon Loi, Loi, Wa Chu, Wa, Awa, and La.
Demographics
Meung Yum speakers live in
Kunlong Township
Kunlong Township is a township of Lashio District (formerly part of Kunlong District) in Shan State, Burma. The main town is Kunlong, located by the Salween River
, ''Mae Nam Salawin'' (
, name_etymology =
, image = Sweet_Vi ...
(with 21 Meung Yum villages) and
Hopang Township
Hopang Township ( my, ဟိုပန်မြို့နယ်) is a township of the Wa Self-Administered Division in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Hopang. It is one of the 6 townships of Wa Self-Administered Division. It became ...
(with 30 Meung Yum villages), with each township having about an equal number of speakers.
Nine villages have only Meung Yum people:
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Kunlong Township
Kunlong Township is a township of Lashio District (formerly part of Kunlong District) in Shan State, Burma. The main town is Kunlong, located by the Salween River
, ''Mae Nam Salawin'' (
, name_etymology =
, image = Sweet_Vi ...
**Namt Yoke
**Pang Khaw
**Pang Wan
**Man Pein
**Pa Paw
**Kaung Sang
**Man Kan
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Wa State
Wa State, my, ဝပြည်နယ် is an autonomous self-governing polity in Myanmar (Burma). It is ''de facto'' independent from the rest of the country and has its own political system, administrative divisions and army.29 December 2 ...
**Meung Yum
**Noat Awng
Meung Yum dialects are Kaung Sar, Pan Tan, Man Kyu, Man Phan, Namt Yoke, Man Pein, Kaung Sang, and Man Kan.
also lists Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang.
See also
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Savaiq language
Savaiq is a Waic language spoken in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Burma.
The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000. Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and Lashio townships in Shan Stat ...
References
Works cited
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Palaungic languages