The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: SJN
ISO 639-2: shn
| Population | 2,920,000 in Myanmar (1993 Johnstone), 6% of the population (1986). Population total all countries 3,000,000 (1999 WA). 350,000 Tai Mao (1990 A. Diller ANU). |
| Region | Shan States, southeast Myanmar. Kokant Shan is in the Kokant area in northern Wa State in the Shan States. Tai Mao is on the Burma-Yunnan border, centered at Mu'ang Mao Long or Namkham, Myanmar. Also spoken in China, Thailand. |
| Alternate names | SHA, TAI SHAN, SAM, THAI YAI, TAI YAI, GREAT THAI, TAI LUANG, 'NGIO', 'NGIOW', 'NGIAW', 'NGIAO', 'NGEO' |
| Dialects | KOKANT SHAN, TAI MAO (MAO, MAW, MAU, TAI LONG, NORTHERN SHAN). |
| Classification | Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Southwestern, East Central, Northwest. |
| Comments | Burmese Shan is spoken with regional dialect differences, but dialects are close linguistically. Tai-Khae (Khe) may be a dialect. A large, civilized group. Tai Mao have own script. Southern Shan traditionally written with a Burmese-like script which does not distinguish tone or some vowels. Plains. Paddy rice, artisans (gold, silver, blacksmiths), shopkeepers. Buddhist. Bible 1892. |
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