Senthang language
Senthang | |
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Region | Burma |
Native speakers | 33,000 (2007)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | sez |
Glottolog | sent1260 |
Senthang (Sethang Chin) is a Kuki-Chin-Mizo language of Burma.
Geographical distribution[]
Senthang is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue).
- Hakha township, Chin State
- Thantlang township, Chin State (2 villages)
- Gangaw township, Magway Region (15 villages)
- Kalemyo township, Sagaing Region (2 villages)
VanBik (2009:55)[2] lists the following Senthang villages: Buan Lung, Bung Tuah, Bung Zung, Chawn Cum, Cin Tlang, Dong Va, Dum Va, Hau Sen, Kei Zuan, Khua Pi, Lang Pho, Lei Um, Li Chia, Lung Hau, Lung Rang, Lung Tar, Phai Pha, Phai Zawng, Sak Ta, Sum Si, Sur Khua, Za Thal.
Dialects[]
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Senthang.
- Surkhua/Lungrang
- Sumsi
- Sakta
- Central Senthang (Bungzung, Khuapi, Lei-Um, Phaipha)
- Sonse
References[]
- Ngun, Tin Par. 2016. Agreement and Verb Stem Alternation in Senthang Chin. Masters thesis, Payap University.
Senthang language test of Wikipedia at Wikimedia Incubator |
Categories:
- Kukish languages