Palaungicn.adj.
/pəˈlaʊndʒɪk/, U.S. /ˌpəˈlaʊndʒik/ A. n.
A subgroup of the northern branch of Mon-Khmer languages spoken by various groups in the Shan states of Burma (Myanmar), the south-western Yunnan province of China, and in northern Thailand, including Wa, Palaung, Bulang (or Plang), and Lawa.
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1941 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 5 357 Horse... Palaungic maruaṅ, mărāṅ.
1992 Internat. Encycl. Linguistics I. 138/2 The Eastern sub-branch of Palaungic contains several Palaung languages, the Riang dialects, and Danau.
B. adj.
Of, relating to, or designating this subgroup of Mon-Khmer languages.
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1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VII. 688/2 Palaungic languages, branch of the Austroasiatic language family, including Bulan, Kawa, Lawa, Palaung, and Wa.
1989 Mon-Khmer Stud. 18–19 35 A brief account of the Bulang subgroup of languages, one of the least-known of the..Palaungic branch of the Mon-Khmer family.
1992 Internat. Encycl. Linguistics I. 138/2 The Palaungic branch [of Mon Khmer] is a very large subfamily, formerly called Palaung-Wa.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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