Akha language
E748742
The Akha language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Akha ethnic group across the highland regions of Myanmar, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akha language canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tibeto-Burman language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch |
Loloish languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lolo–Burmese languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Hani language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Akha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Aini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hani Akha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Northern Akha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Akha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLoanwordsFrom |
Burmese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerCommunity |
highland villages
ⓘ
transnational communities ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language ⓘ |
| isEndangered | true ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | ahk ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Sino-Tibetan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Tibeto-Burman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWordOrder | SOV ⓘ |
| region |
Mainland Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenAcrossBorders | true ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Akha people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology |
analytic language
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cultural identity
ⓘ
daily communication ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folklore
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
Thai script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.