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Kaang
RegionBurma
Native speakers
35,000 (2020)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ckn
GlottologNone

Kaang (Kaang Chin; also rendered Kang, M’kaang, Mgan) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by about 35,000 people in Mindat Township and Matupi Township, Chin State, Burma. There are three sub-groups under Kaang, namely Zo Kaang, Puei Kaang, and Cum Kaang. Kaang has 73%–80% lexical similarity with Welaung, 77%–79% similarity with Müün Chin, and 67%–80% with Daai [dao].[2]

References

  1. ^ Kaang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.