Tavoyan

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A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3
tvn
Alternate Names
Dawai, Dawe, Dawei, Tavoya, Tavoyan, Tawe-Tavoy
Population

400,000 (2000 D. Bradley). Very few monolinguals.

Location

Southeast, Tanintharyi Region.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

A well-known nonstandard Burmese with profound pronunciation and vocabulary differences from Burmese [mya].

Typology

SOV

Language Use

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

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

Officially viewed as a Burmese dialect [mya]. Buddhist.