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Palaung, Shwe

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3: pll

Population  148,000 in Myanmar (1982). Population total all countries: 150,000.
Region  Northern Shan state, centered in Nam Hsan. Also in China.
Alternate names   Ta-Ang Palaung, Golden Palaung, Shwe Palaung, Liang, Ta’ang Samlung, Red Da’ang
Dialects  15 Palaung dialects in Myanmar. Pale Palaung [pce] and Rumai [rbb] are related, but distinct languages.
Classification  Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Western Palaungic, Palaung
Language use  Vigorous. Home, village. All ages. Positive language attitude. Shan [shn] is the lingua franca for intercommunication among Palaung groups, Shan [shn], Kachin [kac], and smaller groups such as Lisu [lis].
Comments  Included under De’ang official nationality in China. SVO. Buddhist.

Also spoken in:

China

Language name   Palaung, Shwe
Population  2,000 in China (1995 SIL). Total De’ang nationality in China 15,462 (1990 census), 17,935 (2000 census).
Region  Southwest Yunnan, Lincang Prefecture, Zhenkang County; Baoshan Prefecture, Longyang County.
Language map  Southwestern China
Alternate names  Golden Palaung, Shwe, Ta-Ang Palaung
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 79%.
Comments  Classified as De’ang nationality in China. Buddhist (Hinayana).
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ALVES, Mark J., author. 2001. "Distributional properties of causative verbs in some Mon-Khmer languages."  Available online