Savaiq language

Savaiq
Region	Burma
Native speakers	10,000 (2013) [1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Khasi–Palaungic Palaungic Waic Savaiq
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

Savaiq is a Waic language spoken in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Burma.

The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000. ^[1] Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and Lashio townships in Shan State, Burma.

Names

Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include: ^[2]

• Ming Yum
• Loi
• Loi Meung Yum
• Khala
• Laca
• Loi Lah
• Leh Nu
• La Leit

Dialects

Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan. ^[3]

See also

• Meung Yum language

References

1. Phyu (2013) , p. 6
2. Phyu (2013) , p. 3
3. Phyu (2013)

Further reading

• Phyu, Myint Myint (2013). A Sociolinguistic Survey of Selected Meung Yum and Savaiq Varieties (PDF) (M.A. thesis). Payap University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
• Ping, Wendy Phung Wei (2013). A Phonological Description of Meung Yum and Phonological Comparison of Meung Yum with Three Wa Dialects in China (PDF) (M.A. thesis). Payap University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.