Palaung, Ruching

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A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3
pce
Alternate Names
Da’ang, Di-Ang, Ngwe Palaung, Palay, Silver Palaung
Autonym
ဒါအာင်‎ (Daraarin)
User Population

258,000 in Myanmar (2000). Total users in all countries: 273,300.

Location

Mandalay region: Katha and Pyinoolwin townships; Shan state: Taunggyi district.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Western Palaungic, Palaung
Dialects

Pale, Rulai. Rulai dialect near Lashio has regular phonological changes and some lexical difference from Ruching.

Typology

SVO.

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, market, religion. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya]. Also use Lü [khb]. Also use Shan [shn]. Used as L2 by Rumai Palaung [rbb].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Strong literacy program. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2021.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Palaung, Ruching
Writing

Myanmar (Burmese) script [Mymr]. Thai script [Thai].

Other Comments

Kalaw dialect tends toward loss of final consonants, could be moving to develop tones. Tense vowels change into glides with a palatal final in the Pale variety. Buddhist, traditional religion.

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