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Chin, Asho

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3: csh

Population	10,000 in Myanmar (1991 UBS). Population total all countries: 12,340.
Region	Ayeyawaddy (Irrawaddy) River, lowlands. Also in Bangladesh.
Alternate names	Asho, Ashu, Khyang, Kyang, Qin, Sho, Shoa
Dialects	Thayetmyo (Thayetmo), Minbu, Lemyo, Khyang. Similar to Saingbaung Chin. Also related to Shendu [shl] and Chinbon [cnb]. Lemyo, Thayetmo, Minbu, and Khyang dialects may be separate languages.
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Southern, Sho
Language use	Also use Burmese [mya].
Language development	NT: 1954.
Writing system	Myanmar (Burmese) script.
Comments	SOV.

Also spoken in:

Bangladesh

Language name	Chin, Asho
Population	2,340 in Bangladesh (1991 census).
Region	Bandarban, Chittagong, and Rangamati districts.
Language map	Bangladesh
Alternate names	Khyang, Khyeng, Qin, Sho, Shoa
Comments	Agriculturalists.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLIFTON, John M., author. 2009. Orthography development as an ongoing collaborative process: lessons from Bangladesh.  

KIM, Amy; ROY, Palash; SANGMA, Mridul, authors. 2011. "The Kuki-Chin Communities of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey."