Shan
Language Information
Shan is spoken in northeastern Myanmar (Shan State) and in neighboring northern Thailand and southern China.
Shan is a Tai language closely related to Thai and Lao, with about 3 million or more speakers. It is written in a script adapted from Burmese.
Shan is a Tai language closely related to Thai and Lao, with about 3 million or more speakers. It is written in a script adapted from Burmese.
Shan is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- Subgroup
- Tai
Shan Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Shan
ၵူၼ်းၵူႊၵေႃႉၼႆႉ ပဵၼ်ဢၼ်ၵိူတ်ႇမႃးလူၺ်ႈၵုင်ႇမုၼ်ဢၼ်လွတ်ႈလႅဝ်းၽဵင်ႇပဵင်းၵၼ် လႄႈ သုၼ်ႇလႆႈဢၼ် လွတ်ႈလႅဝ်းၽဵင်ႇ ပဵင်းၵၼ်။ ၶဝ်ၼႆႉ မီးၺၢၼ်ႇဢၼ်မေႃထတ်းသၢင် လႄႈ ၸႂ်ဢၼ်ႁူႉၸၵ်းၾိင်ႈတိုဝ်းၵမ် ၼၼ်ႉလႄႈ ထုၵ်ႇဝႆႉၸႂ်ပီႈဢွၵ်ႇ ၼွင်ႉၶႆႇၵၼ်သေ တိတ်းတေႃႇၵၼ်။English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights