Chin, Kaang

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A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3
ckn
Alternate Names
Kang, Mgan, M’kaang, Mkan
Population

1,000 (2010 SIL).

Location

Chin State, Mindat township, 3 villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Southern
Dialects

Some dialectal variation among the Kaang villages. Kaang is intelligible to some extent with neighboring languages, such as Rawngtu Chin [weu], Müün Chin [mwq], and Daai Chin [dao]. Lexical similarity: 73%–80% with Rawngtu Chin [weu], 77%–79% with Müün Chin [mwq], 67%–80% with Daai [dao] varieties.

Typology

SOV; negation is marked before the verb

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Müün [mwq], Daai [dao], or Burmese [mya].

Language Development
Literacy classes in some communities.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Chin, Kaang
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian.