Muak Sa-aak

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A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3
ukk
Alternate Names
Doi
Autonym
Muak Sa-aak
User Population

4,500 in Myanmar (2016 E. Hall).

Location

Shan state: Mong Yawng township.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Eastern Palaungic, Angkuic
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Mok [mqt]. Lexical similarity: 42% with U [uuu], 25% with Parauk Wa [prk], and 35% with Blang [blr].

Typology

Tonal (3 tones).

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village, church. Used by all. Also use Burmese [mya] (Hall 2013). Also use Lü [khb] (Hall 2013). Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn] (Hall 2013).

Language Development

Bible portions: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Muak Sa-aak
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used in Myanmar.

Other Comments

Prior to 2017, Muak-Sa-aak was included as a speech variety within Tai Loi [tlq].

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