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==Distribution== |
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'''Lahta''' is spoken in: |
'''Lahta''' is spoken in: |
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*[[Shan State]]: [[Pekhon Township|Pekhon]] (Phaikum)<ref>Shintani Tadahiko. 2014. ''The Zayein language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 102. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).</ref> and [[Pinlaung]] townships |
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*[[Mandalay Region]]: [[Pyinmana]] township |
*[[Mandalay Region]]: [[Pyinmana]] township |
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Revision as of 13:34, 20 August 2022
Lahta | |
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Native to | Burma |
Region | Southern Shan State |
Ethnicity | Kayan |
Native speakers | 13,500 (2010)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Burmese script | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:kxk – Zayeinkvt – Lahta |
Glottolog | zaye1235 |
Lahta, or Zayein,[2] is a Karenic language of Burma.
Distribution
Lahta is spoken in:
- Shan State: Pekhon (Phaikum)[3] and Pinlaung townships
- Mandalay Region: Pyinmana township
Zayein is spoken in between Mobye and Phekon towns in southern Shan State. Zayein may be a dialect of Lahta.
References
- ^ Zayein at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ Shintani Tadahiko. 2014. The Zayein language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 102. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
- Ywar, Naw Hsa Eh. 2013. A Grammar of Kayan Lahta. Master’s thesis, Payap University.
- Shintani Tadahiko. 2014. The Zayein language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 102. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).