Tavoyan

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639: tvn
Alternate Names: Dawai, Dawe, Dawei, Tavoya, Tawe-Tavoy
Population: 400,000 (2000 D. Bradley).
Location:: Tanintharyi region: southeast.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Ngwi-Burmese, Burmish, Southern
Dialects: None known. A well-known nonstandard Burmese with profound pronunciation and vocabulary differences from Burmese [mya].
Typology: SOV.
Language Use: Vigorous. All except formal domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Tavoyan
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax], informal and non-standardized use of Myanmar script.
Other Comments: Officially viewed as a Burmese dialect [mya]. Buddhist.

Location: Tanintharyi region: southeast.