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| Ramree | |
|---|---|
| Yangbye | |
| Pronunciation | [jáɰ̃bjɛ́ bàðà zəɡá] |
| Native to | Arakan State |
| Region | Ramree Island, South Arakan Coast, Irrawaddy Division, Bangladesh |
Native speakers | (810,000 cited 1983)[1] |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ybd retired and subsumed into rki[2] |
| Glottolog | (insufficiently attested or not a distinct language)yang1301 |
Ramree (Burmese: ရမ်းဗြဲဘာသာစကား, Burmese pronunciation: [jáɰ̃bjɛ́ bàðà zəɡá], also spelt Yanbye or Ranbre) is the main dialect of the Rakhine language spoken in southern Rakhine State of Burma (Myanmar), especially in the areas surrounding Ramree Island, the Awagyun Island and southern coastal regions in Bangladesh. Ramree language is also widely spoken along the western coastline of Irrawaddy Division.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Yangbye at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- ^ "Glottolog 4.7 - Yangbye". glottolog.org. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Yangbye language Map". Retrieved 22 July 2010.
