Ngawn language

Ngawn (Chin) is a language spoken in Falam District, Chin State, and Kale District, Sagaing Region, Burma. Most of Ngawn people are live in Ngawn Land Areas. There are 27 Ngawn's villages in Falam township, Chin State.

Ngawn (Chin)
RegionBurma
EthnicityChin/Qin
Native speakers
35000 (2016)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3cnw
Glottologngaw1239

Examples

NgawnEnglishMyanmar
Dam cim?How are you?နေကောင်းလား
TuiWaterရေ
Pa (Pa aw)Father (Dad)အဖေ
Nu (Nu aw)Mother (Mom)အမေ
HadeMoon
NiSunနေ
PathianGodဘုရား
MeiFireမီး
InnHomeအိမ်
SaimunKhawdarKhawpualZawngkongVazang
SihtuiKelkongZawlnuSialsihN.Munpi
DuhmangNgamualThutmualBualkhawPhaizawl
FarkhawmTuisanNew SuangpiValungKhuangmual
ZawngleiSuangdo


Those villages are located in (Hualngo area and Zanniat area), Falam Township, Chin State. And those villages are founded by Ngawn people. Zawlpi village is a new one they founded in 2016 officially.

LianhnaṬiau
KawlfangNiimzawlZawlpi

Some of Ngawn people are living in Tonzang Township, Chin State and Kalay Kabaw, Sagaing Region.

TuikhingSialthawzangKiimlaiMainuaiAungzua
SmikekwinThayakone (W)NanchaungPyinkhonegyiMyaungsone
SentawSanta (W)Kalay

Ngawn People Have Some Organizations

1.Ngawn Pawlkompi (Ngawn Union)
2.Ngawn Youth Association (N.Y.A)
3.Ngawn Students Fellowship (N.S.F)
4.Ngawn Social & Culture Committee
5.Ngawn Literature Committee
6.Ngawn Bible Committee
7.Global Ngawn Community (GNC)

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References

  1. Ngawn (Chin) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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