Language of the Blang people
Blang (Pulang) is the language of the Blang people of China and Myanmar.
Dialects
Samtao of Myanmar is a dialect of Blang language.[2]
In Yunnan province of China, Blang dialects include the following:[3]
- Bulang 布朗; representative dialect: Xinman'e 新曼俄, Bulangshan District 布朗山区, Menghai County[4]
- A'erwa 阿尔佤 (Awa 阿佤); representative dialect: Guanshuang 关双, Mengman Township 勐满镇, Menghai County[5]
Phonology
Source:[6]
Blang also has two tones - high and low.
See also
References
- ^ Blang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Samtao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Mon-Khmer Classification (Draft)". Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ Li, Nie & Qiu (1986)
- ^ "Měnghǎi Xiàn Bùlǎngshān Xiāng Měngáng Cūnwěihuì Xīnmàné Zìráncūn" 勐海县布朗山乡勐昂村委会新曼峨自然村 [Xinman'e Natural Village, Mengang Village Committee, Bulangshan Township, Menghai County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ^ "Měnghǎi Xiàn Měngmǎn Zhèn Guānshuāng Cūnwěihuì Guānshuāng" 勐海县勐满镇关双村委会关双 [Guanshuang, Guanshuang Village Committee, Mengman Town, Menghai County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ^ Block, Karen Louise. 1994. Discourse Grammar of First Person Narrative in Plang. (MA thesis, University of Texas at Arlington).
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