Padaung language
| Padaung | |
|---|---|
| Kayan | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Kayan people |
Native speakers | 130,000 (2005)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pdu |
| Glottolog | kaya1315 |
Padaung or Padaung Karen, also known as Kayan, is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people.
Distribution
- Pekon, southern Shan State
- northwestern Kayah State
- Thandaung township, Kayin State
- Pyinmana township, Mandalay Region
- Kayan Lahwi dialect: Lahwi and northwest Dimawso, Kayah State; southern Pekon, southern Shan State
- Kayan Kangan dialect: Dimawso area, northwestern Kayah State
Dialects
- Standard Pekon (prestige dialect)
- Kayan Lahwi
- Kayan Kangan (Yeinbaw, Yinbaw)
References
- ^ Padaung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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