Taungyo

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A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3
tco
Alternate Names
Taru, Taung-yo, Toru, Twing Reu, Twinreu
Population

40,000 (2000 D. Bradley). Very few monolinguals.

Location

East central Shan State, Taunggyi district, Kalaw, and Pinlong townships.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Burmish, Southern
Dialects

Nonstandard variety of Burmese [mya]. Intelligibility low between distant Danu villages; low comprehension of Intha [int]; high comprehension of Danu [dnv]. Lexical similarity: 89% with standard Burmese [mya] and Intha [int], 91% with Danu [dnv], 84%–92% with Rakhine [rki].

Typology

SOV

Language Use

Vigorous. All except formal domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use standard Burmese [mya].

Writing
Unwritten, informal and non-standardized use of Myanmar script.
Other Comments

Officially viewed as a Burmese dialect. Buddhist.