Palaung, Ruching | Ethnologue

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639: pce
Alternate Names: Da’ang, Di-Ang, Ngwe Palaung, Palay, Silver Palaung
Autonym: ဒါအာင်‎ (Daraarin)
Population: 258,000 in Myanmar (2000). Total users in all countries: 273,300.
Location:: Mandalay region: Katha and Pyinoolwin townships; Shan state: Taunggyi district.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Western Palaungic, Palaung
Dialects: Pale, Rulai. Rulai dialect near Lashio has regular phonological changes and some lexical difference from Ruching.
Typology: SVO.
Language Use: Vigorous. Home, village, market, religion. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya]. Also use Lü [khb]. Also use Shan [shn]. Also use Thai [tha]. Used as L2 by Rumai Palaung [rbb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Strong literacy program. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 2021.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Palaung, Ruching
Writing: Myanmar (Burmese) script [Mymr]. Thai script [Thai].
Other Comments: Kalaw dialect tends toward loss of final consonants, could be moving to develop tones. Tense vowels change into glides with a palatal final in the Pale variety. Buddhist, traditional religion.

China

Location: Yunnan province: Dehong prefecture, Luxi county, east of Rumai.
Dialects: Bulei (Bulai, Ka-ang, Pu-le, Pulei, Red De’ang), Raojin (Na-ang, Red De’ang), Da’ang.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened)
Other Comments: Non-indigenous. Total De’ang nationality in China: 20,556 (2010 census). Buddhist.

Thailand

Location: Chiang Mai province: Fang district, No Lae village.
Language Status: 8a (Moribund)
Other Comments: Non-indigenous. Distinct from Shwe Palaung [pll] and Rumai Palaung [rbb].

Location: Mandalay region: Katha and Pyinoolwin townships; Shan state: Taunggyi district.