Savaiq language
| Savaiq | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burma |
Native speakers | 10,000 (2013)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
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 (Phyu 2013:6). Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and Lashio townships in Shan State, Burma.
Names
Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include (Phyu 2013:3):
- Ming Yum
- Loi
- Loi Meung Yum
- Khala
- Laca
- Loi Lah
- Leh Nu
- La Leit
Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan (Phyu 2013).
See also
References
- ↑ Phyu (2013:6)
- Phyu, Myint Myint (2013). A Sociolinguistic Survey of Selected Meung Yum and Savaiq Varieties. M.A. thesis. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
- Ping, Wendy Phung Wei (2013). [hhttp://inter.payap.ac.th/wp-content/uploads/linguistics_students/Wendy_Phung_Thesis.pdf A Phonological Description of Meung Yum and Phonological Comparison of Meung Yum with Three Wa Dialects in China]. M.A. thesis. Chiang Mai: Payap University.
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