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Shan (Noun)

Meaning

A branch of the Tai languages.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • The Shan language is the primary language of the Shan people in Myanmar and Thailand.
  • A variety of Shan is also spoken in the northeastern Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Lao and Shan languages are categorized as Southwestern Tai languages due to several cognates and similarities.
  • Researchers study the similarities between Shan and Northern Thai languages, often referred to as 'Kam Tai'.
  • Speakers of the Shan language in Myanmar actively try to maintain the language and promote the culture.

Synonyms

  • Tai Long

Hypernyms

  • Tai
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