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(Redirected from Mgan) Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar
Kaang
RegionMyanmar
Native speakers35,000 (2020)
Language familySino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3ckn
Glottologkaan1248

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, Myanmar. There are three sub-groups under Kaang, namely Zo Kaang, Puei Kaang, and Cum Kaang. Kaang has 73% to 80% lexical similarity with Welaung, 77% to 79% similarity with Müün Chin, and 67% to 80% with Daai Chin.

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.
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