Kaang language

Kaang
Kaang
Region	Myanmar
Native speakers	35,000 (2020)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Kuki-Chin–Naga Kuki-Chin Southern Kaang; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ckn
Glottolog	kaan1248

Kaang (Kaang Chin; also rendered Kang, M’kaang, Mgan) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by about 35,000 people in Mindat Township and Matupi Township, Chin State, Myanmar. There are three sub-groups under Kaang, namely Zo Kaang, Puei Kaang, and Cum Kaang. Kaang has 73% to 80% lexical similarity with Welaung, 77% to 79% similarity with Müün Chin, and 67% to 80% with Daai Chin.^[2]

References

^ Kaang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.

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[e18-1] Kaang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.