Yaw dialect
| Yaw | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Burma |
| Region | Magway Division |
| Ethnicity | Intha |
Native speakers | (20,000 cited 1997)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | yaww1238 |
| ELP | Yaw |
The Yaw dialect of Burmese is spoken by 20,000 people near the Chin Hills in Magway Division, particularly in Gangaw District, which comprises Saw, Htilin, and Gangaw. Yaw was classified as a "definitely endangered" language in UNESCO's 2010 Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.[2][3]
The Yaw dialect is very similar to standard Burmese except for the following rhyme changes:[4]
| Written Burmese | Standard Burmese | Yaw dialect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| -က် | /-ɛʔ/ | /-aʔ/ | |
| -င် | /-ɪɴ/ | /-aɴ/ | |
| ောက် | /-aʊʔ/ | /-oʔ/ | |
| -တ် -ပ် | /-aʔ/ | /-ɛʔ/ | |
| ွတ် | /-ʊʔ/ | /wɛʔ/ | ဝတ် ([wʊ̀ʔ] in Standard Burmese, [wɛʔ] in Yaw) |
| -န် -မ် | /-aɴ/ | /-ɛɴ/ | |
| -ွန် -မ် | /-ʊ̀ɴ/ | /-wɛɴ/ | ဝန် ([wʊ̀ɴ] in Standard Burmese, [wɛ̀ɴ] in Yaw) |
| -ည် | /-ɛ, -e, -i/ | /-ɛ/ |
References
- ^ Burmese language at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ "UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Moseley, Christopher (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2.
- ^ Okell, John (1989). "The Yaw Dialect of Burmese" (PDF): 199–202.
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