Native to Burma Ethnicity Intha Glottolog yaww1238 | Region Magway Division Native speakers 20,000 (1997) | |
Language family Sino-Tibetan(Tibeto-Burman)Lolo–BurmeseBurmishSouthernBurmeseYaw |
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. The Yaw dialect is very similar to standard Burmese except for the following rhyme changes:
References
Yaw dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA