Meung Yum language


Meung Yum is a Waic language spoken by about 8,000 people in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Myanmar.
Comparing Meung Yum data from Namt Yoke, Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang villages, has determined Meung Yum to be a variety of Wa.

Names

Other names for Meung Yum include Kon Loi, Loi, Wa Chu, Wa, Awa, and La.

Demographics

Meung Yum speakers live in Kunlong Township and Hopang Township, with each township having about an equal number of speakers.
Nine villages have only Meung Yum people:
Meung Yum dialects are Kaung Sar, Pan Tan, Man Kyu, Man Phan, Namt Yoke, Man Pein, Kaung Sang, and Man Kan. also lists Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang.

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