Achang language
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The Achang language (Achang: Script error: No such module "Lang".; Template:Zh, Template:Langx) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Achang (also known as Maingtha and Ngochang) in Yunnan, China, and northern Myanmar.[1]
Distribution
Achang is spoken in the following locations:
- Longchuan County, Dehong Prefecture
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- Lianghe County, Dehong Prefecture
- Zhedao Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Xiangsong Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Dachang Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Luxi City, Dehong Prefecture
- Jiangdong Script error: No such module "Lang".
- Longling County, Baoshan
The three main dialects of Achang in China are:[2]
- Longchuan 陇川方言
- Lianghe 梁河方言
- Mangshi 芒市方言 (formerly known as Luxi 潞西方言)
The Xiandao dialect (100 speakers; autonym: Chintaw /Script error: No such module "IPA"./) is spoken in the following two locations in Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture (Xiandaoyu Yanjiu).
- Xiandaozhai Script error: No such module "Lang"., Mangmian Village Script error: No such module "Lang"., Jiemao Township Script error: No such module "Lang".[3]
- Meng'ezhai Script error: No such module "Lang"., Mangxian Village Script error: No such module "Lang"., Jiemao Township Script error: No such module "Lang".[4]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-Alv. | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plainScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | sibilantScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |||||||
| Stop | aspiratedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Script error: No such module "IPA". |
| voicedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | ||
| Fricative | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | ||||
| Nasal | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | |||||
| Approximant | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | Script error: No such module "IPA". | |||||
Voiced sounds Script error: No such module "IPA". can also be heard as voiceless Script error: No such module "IPA". in free variation among speakers.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink |
| Mid | Template:IPAlink | Template:IPAlink | |
| Open | Template:IPAlink Template:IPAlink | ||
| Syllabic | Template:IPA link |
Script error: No such module "IPA". can also have tense vowel counterparts as Script error: No such module "IPA"..[5]
Syntax
Achang word order is subject–object–verb. There is no dominant order for nouns and their adjective modifiers.[6]
References
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Further reading
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External links
Template:Languages of Burma Template:Languages of China Template:Sino-Tibetan languages Template:Lolo-Burmese languages