Also Known As:
Loi, Tailoi, Wakut, Monglwe, Angku, Āng-kú, Mong-Lwe, Tailoi von Möng-Lwe, Tai-Loi, Wa-Küt, Muak Sa-aak
Dialects & Varieties
- Tai Loi
- Doi
A Phonology of Muak Sa-aak
Elizabeth Hall. A Phonology of Muak Sa-aak. Master thesis, Payap University, Thailand, 2010. Online: http://ic.payap.ac.th/graduate/linguistics/theses/Ellie_Hall_Thesis.pdf.
Vulnerable
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
4,460 (in Myanmar and China)
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 1
Most members of the community or ethnic group speak the language. Speaker numbers may be decreasing, but very slowly.
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Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 1
Used in most domains except for official ones such as government, mass media, education etc.
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Transmission
Transmission -1
All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Speakers
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Comments on speakers
Burmese is the language for education and official domains so people attending school are able to use Burmese. For those who live in the Chinese border, they have exposure to Chinese. Tai Lue is the Tai-Kadai language that most Tai Loi speakers use as the second language. Tai Loi has long be in close contact with Tai Lue.
Location and Context
Countries
Myanmar
Location Description
Speakers of Tai Loi live primarily in the eastern part of Shan state of Myanmar, especially in Mong Yawng Township. Some live close to Mong Yawng or near the Chinese border.
Government Support
no
Institutional Support
no
Speakers' Attitude
positive
Other Languages Used By The Community
Tai Lue; Burmese; Chinese
Number of Other Language Speakers:
almost all
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Recent Resources
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