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Luish languages

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The Luish, Asakian, or Sak languages are a group of Sino-Tibetan languages belonging to the Sal branch. They are spoken in Burma and Bangladesh, and consist of the Sak, Kadu and Ganan languages. In recent years the Luish languages have been influenced by Burmese and Chakma.

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Burma and Bangladesh 1
Proto-Language Status
Reconstructed (Huziwara 2012, Matisoff 2013) 1
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They are spoken in Burma and Bangladesh, and consist of the Sak, Kadu, and Ganan languages.
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1. Luish languages - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    They are spoken in Burma and Bangladesh, and consist of the Sak, Kadu, and Ganan languages.
  • Reconstruction section
    Proto-Luish has been reconstructed by Huziwara (2012), with additional Proto-Luish lexical reconstructions by Matisoff (2013).
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Wikidata: Luish languages
Wikidata Q55621439, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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