Ponyo language

Ponyo
Ponyo-Gongwang
Native to	Burma
Native speakers	4,500 (2008) [1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Brahmaputran Konyak Konyak–Chang? (close to Htangan) Ponyo
Language codes
ISO 639-3	npg
Glottolog	pony1234

Ponyo, or Ponyo-Gongwang after its two dialects, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. Ponyo is spoken in 19 villages of Lahe Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone (formerly administered as part of Hkamti District), Sagaing Division, Myanmar ( Ethnologue ). Dialects are Ponyo and Gongwang, with high mutual intelligibility between the two, both of which share 89% to 91% lexical similarity. ^[2]

Ponyo is closely related to Leinong and Khiamniungan, sharing 69%–75% lexical similarity with the former, and 67%–73% with the latter. ^[3]

Alternate names include Gongvan, Gongwang, Gongwang Naga, Manauk, Mannok, Ponyo, Ponyo Naga, Pounyu, Saplow, Solo, Tsawlaw (Ethnologue).

Dialects

Ethnologue lists two main dialects.

• Ponyo (Manauk, Mannok, Ponnyio, Pounyu)
• Gongwang (Gongvan, Saplo, Saplow, Solo, Tsaplo, Tsawlaw)

References

1. Ponyo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
3. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.