Maru language
E644037
The Maru language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken primarily by the Maru (Lawngwaw) people in parts of Myanmar and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maru language canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sino-Tibetan language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Maru (Lawngwaw) cultural group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Atsi language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burmese language ⓘ Lashi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactLanguage |
Burmese language
ⓘ
Jingpho language ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| endangermentStatus | vulnerable or threatened ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Lawngwaw people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | hilly and border areas of northern Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Langwa language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawngwaw language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lhaovo Maru NERFINISHED ⓘ Lhaovo language ⓘ |
| hasDialects | multiple local varieties ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | mhx ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Burmish ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Burmese
ⓘ
Jingpho NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisu NERFINISHED ⓘ Rawang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsage | home and community communication ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| spokenBy | indigenous people of Kachin State ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Kachin State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ border regions with China ⓘ northern Myanmar ⓘ |
| status | minority language in Myanmar ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Burmish languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lolo-Burmese languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Sino-Tibetan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SOV (subject–object–verb) basic word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Maru ethnic communities ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Burmese script (for some uses)
ⓘ
Latin script (for some transcriptions) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.