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Achang language

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Native to
  
China, Burma

ISO 639-3
  
acn

Ethnicity
  
Achang

Glottolog
  
acha1249

Native speakers
  
(60,000 cited 1990–2007)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan(Tibeto-Burman)Lolo–BurmeseBurmishBurmicAchang

The Achang language (autonym: ŋa˨˩tʂhaŋ˨˩; Chinese: 阿昌) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Achang (a.k.a. Maingtha) in China. Also called Ngochang.

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Distribution

Achang is spoken in the following locations (阿昌语简志).

  • Longchuan County
  • Husa 户撒
  • Lianghe County
  • Zhedao 遮岛
  • Xiangsong 襄宋
  • Dachang 大厂
  • Luxi City
  • Jiangdong 江东
  • Longling County

    • Xiandao

    The Xiandao 仙岛 dialect (100 speakers; autonym kʰan˧˩tau˧˩) is spoken in the following two locations in Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan, China (Xiandaoyu Yanjiu).

  • Xiandaozhai 仙岛寨, Mangmian Village 芒面村, Jiemao Township 姐冒乡
  • Meng'ezhai 勐俄寨, Mangxian Village 芒线村, Jiemao Township 姐冒乡

    • References

    Achang language Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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