What is it about?
It's a brief introduction of the Palaung people in Thailand. It gives an outlines of the sound system and the grammar of the language.
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Why is it important?
Up to the time of this publication, there is no works currently conducted on the group and the language.
Perspectives
Works on the Palaung group in China are in Chinese, no current works were carried out on the group in Myanmar, the dara'ang Palaung is the most recent group moved from Myanmar to settle in Thailand.
Dr Sujaritlak - Deepadung
Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia
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This page is a summary of: 17 Dara’ang Palaung, January 2014, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004283572_024.
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Ethnicity and the Dara-ang (Palaung) in Thailand, Journal of Language and Culture, vol28 no1
The proper provides brief information about the Dara-ang (Palaung) people in Thailand, the migration into Thailand, as well as their settlement and demography. Based on Barth (1969)'s and Hobsbawn and Ranger (2000), the ethnic identity of the group is discussed.
Raokot dialect of Palaung spoken in Yunnan: phonology and genetic classification. Journal of Language and Culture vol.34 (2)
The synchronic and diachronic phonology of Raokot dialect of Palaung spoken by De'ang people at Cha Ye Qing village in Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan, China is presented. people at sp
A Lexical Comparison of the Palaung Dialects Spoken in China, Myanmar, and Thailand. Mon-Khmer Studies 44, 2015
This paper presents the results of a lexical study using a 100 word data list of the Palaung dialects, collected from 16 sites in China, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Personal Pronouns in Palaung Dialects, Language and Culture Documentation and Descripting 22
Data on Personal pronouns of the Palaung dialects were gathered from Palaung speakers in Thailand, Myanmar and China are examined. The personal pronouns of all those dialects form a system divided bye number --Singular, dual and plural -- and by person -- first, second and third.
Names and Sub-groups of the Palaung: A Preliminary Field Survey in Yunnan and Kengtung, Manusya Journal Vol.14,
Names that other groups of people, as outsides, have given to the Palaung people and names that they use to call themselves -- the Palaung in China, Myanmar and Thailand, are discussed based on the written records available and field surveys in the areas.
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