Achang language

Achang
Achang
Ngachang အာချန် / ငါချန်
Pronunciation	[ŋa˨˩tʂhaŋ˨˩]
Native to	China, Myanmar
Ethnicity	Achang
Native speakers	(60,000 cited 1990–2007)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Lolo–Burmese Burmish Burmic Achang; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	acn
Glottolog	acha1252
ELP	Xiandao

The Achang language (Achang: Ngachang; Chinese: 阿昌, Burmese: အာချန်) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Achang (also known as Maingtha and Ngochang) in Yunnan, China, and northern Myanmar.^[2]

Distribution[]

Achang is spoken in the following locations (阿昌语简志):

Longchuan County, Dehong Prefecture
- Husa 户撒
Lianghe County, Dehong Prefecture
- Zhedao 遮岛
- Xiangsong 襄宋
- Dachang 大厂
Luxi City, Dehong Prefecture
- Jiangdong 江东
Longling County, Baoshan

The Chintaw or Xiandao 仙岛 dialect (100 speakers; autonym kʰan˧˩ tau˧˩) is spoken in the following two locations in Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture (Xiandaoyu Yanjiu).

Xiandaozhai 仙岛寨, Mangmian Village 芒面村, Jiemao Township 姐冒乡^[3]
Meng'ezhai 勐俄寨, Mangxian Village 芒线村, Jiemao Township 姐冒乡^[4]

Phonology[]

Consonants[]

Consonant phonemes^[5]
	Labial	Alveolar	Post-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop	pʰ b	tʰ d		cʰ ɟ	kʰ ɡ	ʔ
Affricate		tsʰ dz	tʃʰ dʒ
Fricative		s	ʃ	ç		h
Nasal	m	n			ŋ
Approximant	w	l		j

Vowels[]

Monophthongs^[5]
	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɯ	u
Mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		aˑ a

Syntax[]

Achang word order is subject-object-verb (SOV). There is no dominant order for nouns and their adjective modifiers.^[6]

References[]

^ Achang at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
^ "Achang". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
^ "Yíngjiāng Xiàn Nòngzhāng Zhèn Mángmiǎn Cūn Xiāndǎo Zìráncūn" 盈江县弄璋镇芒缅村仙岛自然村 [Xiandao Natural Village, Mangmian Village, Nongzhang Town, Yingjiang County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
^ "Yíngjiāng Xiàn Nòngzhāng Zhèn Mángxiàn Cūn Měngé Zìráncūn" 盈江县弄璋镇芒线村勐俄自然村 [Meng'e Natural Village, Mangxian Village, Nongzhang Town, Yingjiang County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2016-03-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
^ ^a ^b Inglis & Inglis (2003)
^ "Language Achang". The World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

External links[]

Dryer, Matthew S.; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Achang language". World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Bible in Achang
Listen to a sample of Achang from Global Recordings Network

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[e19-1] Achang at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)

[2] "Achang". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

[3] "Yíngjiāng Xiàn Nòngzhāng Zhèn Mángmiǎn Cūn Xiāndǎo Zìráncūn" 盈江县弄璋镇芒缅村仙岛自然村 [Xiandao Natural Village, Mangmian Village, Nongzhang Town, Yingjiang County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.

[4] "Yíngjiāng Xiàn Nòngzhāng Zhèn Mángxiàn Cūn Měngé Zìráncūn" 盈江县弄璋镇芒线村勐俄自然村 [Meng'e Natural Village, Mangxian Village, Nongzhang Town, Yingjiang County]. ynszxc.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2016-03-09. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

[Inglis_and_Inglis_2003-5] Inglis & Inglis (2003)

[6] "Language Achang". The World Atlas of Language Structures Online. Retrieved 2019-02-06.

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