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Language Comparison: Iban vs Shan
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| Aspect | Iban | Shan |
|---|---|---|
Family | Austronesian | Tai-Kadai |
Speakers | Approximately 2,450,000 Native Speakers | Approximately 3-4 million |
Features | A Malayic Dayak language spoken primarily in Malaysia and western Indonesia, known for its relatively simple grammar and verb structures | A tonal language closely related to Thai and Lao, known for its simpler grammar and extensive use of classifiers |
Countries | Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan) | Myanmar (primarily in Shan State), with smaller communities in Thailand and China |
Writing System | Latin script | Shan script (derived from Burmese script) |
Tonal | No | Yes, typically 5-6 tones depending on the dialect |
Grammatical Cases | No, uses prepositions and word order to convey grammatical relationships | No, uses word order and particles |
Derived From | Malayic languages, with influences from other Austronesian languages | Proto-Tai |
Loanwords | From Malay, English, and other local languages | From Burmese, Pali, and Thai |
Dialects | Includes regional dialects spoken in different parts of Sarawak and Kalimantan, such as Ulu Iban and Balau Iban | Includes Tai Long, Tai Mao, and Tai Khuen, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary |
Alphabets | A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y | ၵ, ၶ, င, ၸ, ၹ, ၺ, ၻ, ၼ, ၽ, ၾ, ၿ, ႀ, ႁ, ႂ, ႃ, ႄ, ႅ, ႆ, ႇ, ႈ, ႉ, ႊ, ၷ, ႋ |
Family
Iban
Austronesian
Shan
Tai-Kadai
Speakers
Iban
Approximately 2,450,000 Native Speakers
Shan
Approximately 3-4 million
Features
Iban
A Malayic Dayak language spoken primarily in Malaysia and western Indonesia, known for its relatively simple grammar and verb structures
Shan
A tonal language closely related to Thai and Lao, known for its simpler grammar and extensive use of classifiers
Countries
Iban
Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Kalimantan)
Shan
Myanmar (primarily in Shan State), with smaller communities in Thailand and China
Writing System
Iban
Latin script
Shan
Shan script (derived from Burmese script)
Tonal
Iban
No
Shan
Yes, typically 5-6 tones depending on the dialect
Grammatical Cases
Iban
No, uses prepositions and word order to convey grammatical relationships
Shan
No, uses word order and particles
Derived From
Iban
Malayic languages, with influences from other Austronesian languages
Shan
Proto-Tai
Loanwords
Iban
From Malay, English, and other local languages
Shan
From Burmese, Pali, and Thai
Dialects
Iban
Includes regional dialects spoken in different parts of Sarawak and Kalimantan, such as Ulu Iban and Balau Iban
Shan
Includes Tai Long, Tai Mao, and Tai Khuen, with variations in pronunciation and vocabulary
Alphabets
Iban
A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y
Shan
ၵ, ၶ, င, ၸ, ၹ, ၺ, ၻ, ၼ, ၽ, ၾ, ၿ, ႀ, ႁ, ႂ, ႃ, ႄ, ႅ, ႆ, ႇ, ႈ, ႉ, ႊ, ၷ, ႋ
Language Facts:
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