Waic languages
E775498
The Waic languages are a subgroup of Austroasiatic languages spoken primarily by the Wa people in parts of Myanmar and China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waic languages canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austroasiatic languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealFeature |
contact with Burmese language
ⓘ
contact with Sino-Tibetan languages ⓘ contact with Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Wa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup | Waic-speaking communities ⓘ |
| geneticAffiliation | Austroasiatic language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Waic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch | described in comparative Austroasiatic studies ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Awa language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blang language NERFINISHED ⓘ En language ⓘ Kawa language ⓘ Lawa language NERFINISHED ⓘ Meung Yum language NERFINISHED ⓘ Parauk language NERFINISHED ⓘ Savaiq language ⓘ Vo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wa language ⓘ Waic varieties ⓘ |
| ISOClassification | multiple ISO 639-3 codes for individual Waic languages ⓘ |
| memberOf | Mon–Khmer languages ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Burmese
ⓘ
Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ Lahu NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventories in some varieties
ⓘ
register or voice quality contrasts in some varieties ⓘ |
| region |
Mainland Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Wa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan State NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
many varieties are minority languages
ⓘ
some varieties are endangered ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology | mostly analytic ⓘ |
| usedIn | local interethnic communication in Wa areas ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO (subject–verb–object) dominant ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (for some varieties)
ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.