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.