Zaiwa language
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Not to be confused with Atsi dialect of Fang.
| Zaiwa | |
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| Atsi | |
| Native to | China, Burma |
Native speakers | 110,000 (1997–1999)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: atb – Zaiwa bxd – Pela |
Zaiwa (autonym: tsau˧˩va˥˩; Tsaiwa, Tsaiva) is a language spoken in parts of China and Burma. There are around 100,000 speakers. It is also known as Atsi, its name in Jingpo. Zaiwa is a member of the Burmish languages. Pela (Bola), 400 speakers, is sometimes considered a separate language.
References
- ↑ Zaiwa reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Pela reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Yabu Shirō 藪 司郎 (1982). アツィ語基礎語彙集 / Atsigo kiso goishū / Classified dictionary of the Atsi or Zaiwa language (Sadon dialect) with Atsi, Japanese and English indexes. Tokyo: 東京外国語大学アジア・アフリカ言語文化研究所 Tōkyō Gaikokugo Daigaku Ajia Afurika Gengo Bunka Kenkyūjo.
- Yabu Shirō 藪 司郎 (1988). A preliminary report on the study of the Maru, Lashi and Atsi languages of Burma. In Yoshiaki Ishizawa (ed.), Historical and cultural studies in Burma, 65-132. Tokyo: Institute of Asian Studies, Sophia University.
- Lustig, Anton (2010). A grammar and dictionary of Zaiwa. Leiden: Brill.
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