Yaw dialect

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Yaw
Native toBurma
RegionMagway Division
EthnicityYaw
Native speakers
200,000 (2014)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologyaww1238
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The Yaw dialect of Burmese is spoken by 200,000 people near the Chin Hills in Magway Division, particularly in Gangaw District, which comprises Saw, Htilin, and Gangaw. Yaw was classified as a "definitely endangered" language in UNESCO's 2010 Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger.[2][3]

The Yaw dialect is very similar to standard Burmese except for the following rhyme changes:[4]

Written Burmese Standard Burmese Yaw dialect Notes
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  1. ^ Burmese at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in danger". UNESCO. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moseley, Christopher (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger. UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Okell, John (1989). "The Yaw Dialect of Burmese" (PDF): 199–202. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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