Lahta language
Karen language spoken in Burma
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::summary Karen language spoken in Burma ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lahta |
| states | Burma |
| region | Southern Shan State |
| ethnicity | Kayan |
| speakers | |
| date | 2000–2017 |
| ref | e25 |
| familycolor | Sino-Tibetan |
| fam2 | (Tibeto-Burman) |
| fam3 | Karenic |
| fam4 | Sgaw–Bghai |
| fam5 | Bghai |
| script | Burmese script |
| lc2 | kvt |
| lc1 | kxk |
| glotto | zaye1235 |
| glottorefname | Lahta-Zayein Karen |
| :: |
|name=Lahta |nativename= |states=Burma |region=Southern Shan State |ethnicity=Kayan |speakers= |date=2000–2017 |ref=e25 |familycolor=Sino-Tibetan |fam2=(Tibeto-Burman) |fam3=Karenic |fam4=Sgaw–Bghai |fam5=Bghai |script= Burmese script |lc2=kvt|ld2=Lahta |lc1=kxk|ld1=Zayein |glotto=zaye1235 |glottorefname=Lahta-Zayein Karen
Lahta, or Zayein, is a Karenic language of Burma.
Distribution
Lahta is spoken in:
- Shan State: Pekhon (Phaikum) and Pinlaung townships
- Mandalay Region: Pyinmana township
Zayein Lahta is spoken in between Mobye and Phekon towns in southern Shan State. Zayein may be a dialect of Lahta.
References
Sources
- Ywar, Naw Hsa Eh. 2013. *A Grammar of Kayan Lahta *. Master’s thesis, Payap University.
- Shintani Tadahiko. 2014. The Zayein language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 102. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
References
- Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- Shintani Tadahiko. 2014. ''The Zayein language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 102. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
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