Padaung

Padaung ("copper neck") may refer to:

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Lahu language

Lahu (autonym: Ladhof [lɑ˥˧xo˩]) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Lahu people of China, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. It is widely used in China, both by Lahu people, and by other ethnic minorities in Yunnan, who use it as a lingua franca. However, the language is not widely used nor taught in any schools in Thailand, where many Lahu are in fact refugees and illegal immigrants, having crossed into Thailand from Myanmar.

Dialects

A few dialects are noted, which are each known by a variety of names:

Phạm Huy (2013:13) lists the following 3 branches.

Traditionally Lahu folk taxonomy splits the Lahu people into the two groups of Black Lahu and Yellow Lahu; Red Lahu and White Lahu are new dialect clusters originating in messianic movements within the past few centuries. Black Lahu is the standard dialect in China, as well as the lingua franca among different groups of Lahu in Thailand. However, it is intelligible to speakers of Yellow Lahu only with some difficulty.

Padaung (village)

Padaung is a river village in Homalin Township in Hkamti District in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located on the bank of the Chindwin River next to Maungkan.

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