The Shan language (Shan written: လိၵ်ႈတႆး, Shan spoken: ၵႂၢမ်းတႆး, or ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး, Burmese: ရှမ်းဘာသာ, Thai: ภาษาไทใหญ่, ) is the native language of the Shan people and is mostly spoken in Shan State, Burma. It is also spoken in pockets of Kachin State in Burma, in Northern Thailand and decreasingly in Assam. Shan is a member of the Tai–Kadai language family and is related to Thai. It has five tones, which do not correspond exactly to Thai tones, plus a "sixth tone" used for emphasis. It is called Tai Yai or Tai Long in the Tai languages.
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