Meung Yum is a
Waic language spoken by about 8,000 people 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 ...
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Myanmar
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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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 (with 21 Meung Yum villages) and
Hopang Township (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
**Namt Yoke
**Pang Khaw
**Pang Wan
**Man Pein
**Pa Paw
**Kaung Sang
**Man Kan
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Wa State
**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 ...
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{{Austroasiatic languages
Palaungic languages