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Arakanese

Population: 730,000 in Myanmar (2001 Johnstone and Mandryk). Population total all countries: 954,000.
Region: Southwest, Arakan Province. Also possibly in China. Also spoken in Bangladesh, India.
Alternatives: Maghi, Morma, Yakan, Yakhaing, Rakhain, Mogh, Magh, Marma, Mash, Rakhine
Dialects: One of the better known varieties of nonstandard Burmese with profound pronunciation and vocabulary differences from Burmese
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Burmish, Southern
Language development: Burmese script in India. Bible portions: 1914.
Comments: The people wear Burmese dress. SOV. Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu

Sources:

• Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/.

See also:

• Languages

[ Entry added by Divyalina Bhuyan on May 6, 2009 ]

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