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Shan language

Spoken language
The Shan language is the native language of the Shan people and is mostly spoken in Shan State, Myanmar. It is also spoken in pockets in other parts of Myanmar, in Northern Thailand, in Yunnan, in Laos, in Cambodia, in Vietnam and decreasingly in... Wikipedia
Dialects: Standard (Eastern); Khün; Tai Nuea; Khamti; Tai Laing; Aiton; Phake; Khamyang; Turung
Language family: Kra–Dai > Tai > Southwestern > Northwestern (Shan) > Shan
Native speakers: 4.7 million (2017)
Native to: Myanmar
Writing system: Mon–Burmese (Shan alphabet)