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). 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.