Savaiq language
| Savaiq | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burma |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2013)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Savaiq is a
Burma
.
The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000.Burma.
Names
Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include:[2]
- Ming Yum
- Loi
- Loi Meung Yum
- Khala
- Laca
- Loi Lah
- Leh Nu
- La Leit
Dialects
Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Phyu (2013), p. 6
- ^ Phyu (2013), p. 3
- ^ Phyu (2013)
Further reading
- Phyu, Myint Myint (2013). A Sociolinguistic Survey of Selected Meung Yum and Savaiq Varieties (PDF) (M.A. thesis). Payap University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- Ping, Wendy Phung Wei (2013). A Phonological Description of Meung Yum and Phonological Comparison of Meung Yum with Three Wa Dialects in China (PDF) (M.A. thesis). Payap University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.