Savaiq language

Savaiq is a Waic language spoken in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Burma.

Savaiq
Region	Burma
Native speakers	10,000 (2013)[1]
Language family	Austroasiatic Khasi–Palaungic Palaungic Waic Savaiq
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)
Glottolog	None

The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000.^[1] Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and Lashio townships in Shan State, Burma.

Names

Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include:^[2]

• Ming Yum
• Loi
• Loi Meung Yum
• Khala
• Laca
• Loi Lah
• Leh Nu
• La Leit

Dialects

Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan.^[3]

See also

• Meung Yum language