Savaiq is a
Waic 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 ( L ...
,
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 C. Wells, Joh ...
.
The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000.
Savaiq speakers are distributed in
Kunlong
Kunlong ( my, ကွမ်းလုံ) is the capital town of Kunlong Township in Shan State. its coordination is 23 25' 00" N and 98 39' 00" E.
The Wa people inhabit the hills immediately overlooking the Nam Ting valley.
History
It is the ho ...
, Mong Maw, and
Lashio
Lashio ( ; Shan: ) is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, about north-east of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River. Loi Leng, the highest mountain of the Shan Hills, is located ...
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 ( L ...
,
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 C. Wells, Joh ...
.
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
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{{Austroasiatic languages
Languages of Myanmar
Palaungic languages