Savaiq language
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language spoken in Kunlong Township,
Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...
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. The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000. Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and
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townships in
Shan State Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...
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Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
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Names

Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include: *Ming Yum *Loi *Loi Meung Yum *Khala *Laca *Loi Lah *Leh Nu *La Leit


Dialects

Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan.


See also

* Meung Yum language


References


Further reading

* * {{Austroasiatic languages Languages of Myanmar Palaungic languages