Blang language

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Blang
Pulang
Region China, Burma
Ethnicity Blang
Native speakers 65,000  (1994–2000)
Language family
Dialects
Phang
Kem Degne
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
blr – Blang
stu – Samtao

Blang (Pulang) is the language of the Blang people of Burma and China. Samtao of Burma is a dialect.[1]

Dialects include the following (Bulangyu Jianzhi 1986).

  • Bulang 布朗; representative dialect: Xinman'e 新曼俄, Bulangshan District 布朗山区, Menghai County[2]
  • A'erwa 阿尔佤 (Awa 阿佤); representative dialect: Guanshuang 关双, Mengman Township 勐满镇, Menghai County[3]

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