Shan

Alternate Names

Shan, Burmese Shan, Great Thai, “Ngeo” (pej.), “Ngiao” (pej.), “Ngiaw” (pej.), “Ngio” (pej.), “Ngiow” (pej.), Sam, Sha, Shan Bama, Shan Gyi, Tai Long, Tai Luang, Tai Shan, Tai Yai, Tai-Lon, Thai Yai

Identifiers ISO code

shn

 Glottocode

shan1277
Countries of origin

Myanmar

Writing systems

Myanmar (Burmese)

Linguistic genealogy

Tai-Kadai

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