Pyen language
Pyen (Hpyin, Phen; pʰɛn)[2] is a Loloish language of Burma. It is spoken by about 700 people in two villages near Mong Yang, Shan State, Burma, just to the north of Kengtung.[2]
| Pyen | |
|---|---|
| Phen | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Region | Shan State |
Native speakers | 600 (2013)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pyy |
| Glottolog | pyen1239 |
Pyen borrows more from Lahu and Shan, while Bisu borrows more from Northern Thai and Standard Thai. Pyen and Bisu are both mutually intelligible, since the two form a dialect chain along with Laomian and Laopin of China, and some Phunoi varieties of Laos (Person 2007).
References
- Pyen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Person, Kirk R. 2007. A preliminary phonological sketch of Pyen, with comparison to Bisu. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
- http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/person2007preliminary.pdf
- Shintani Tadahiko. 2009. The Pyen (or Phen) language: its classified lexicon. Fuchu (Tokyo-to): Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa.
| Kachin (12) |
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| Kayah (9) |
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| Kayin (Karen) (11) | |
| Chin (53) |
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| Bamar (Burman) (9) |
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| Mon (1) | |
| Rakhine (Arakanese) (7) |
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| Shan (33) | |
| Unrecognised / Others | |
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