Intha dialect
| Intha | |
|---|---|
| Region | Inle Lake |
| Ethnicity | Intha |
|
Native speakers
|
90,000 (2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | inth1238 |
The Intha dialect of Burmese is spoken by the Intha people, a group of Bamar descendants who migrated to Inle Lake in Shan State. The dialect is spoken by 90,000. The Intha dialect is characterized by a retention of the /-l-/ medial (for the following consonant clusters: /kl- kʰl- pl- pʰl- ml- hml-/). Examples include:
There is no voicing with the presence of either aspirated or unaspirated consonants. For instance, ဗုဒ္ဓ (Buddha) is pronounced [boʊʔda̰] in standard Burmese, but [poʊʔtʰa̰] in the Intha dialect. This is probably due to influence from the Shan language.
Furthermore, သ (/θ/ in standard Burmese) has merged to /sʰ/ (ဆ) in the Intha dialect.
Rhyme correspondences to standard Burmese follow these patterns:
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