Achang language

The Achang language (Achang: Ngachang;, အာချန်) is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Achang (also known as Maingtha and Ngochang) in Yunnan, China, and northern Myanmar.

Distribution
Achang is spoken in the following locations:


 * Longchuan County, Dehong Prefecture
 * Husa 户撒
 * Lianghe County, Dehong Prefecture
 * Zhedao 遮岛
 * Xiangsong 襄宋
 * Dachang 大厂
 * Luxi City, Dehong Prefecture
 * Jiangdong 江东
 * Longling County, Baoshan

The three main dialects of Achang in China are:


 * Longchuan 陇川方言
 * Lianghe 梁河方言
 * Mangshi 芒市方言 (formerly known as Luxi 潞西方言)

The Xiandao dialect (100 speakers; autonym: Chintaw //) is spoken in the following two locations in Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture (Xiandaoyu Yanjiu).


 * Xiandaozhai 仙岛寨, Mangmian Village 芒面村, Jiemao Township 姐冒乡
 * Meng'ezhai 勐俄寨, Mangxian Village 芒线村, Jiemao Township 姐冒乡

Consonants
Voiced sounds can also be heard as voiceless  in free variation among speakers.

Vowels
can also have tense vowel counterparts as.

Syntax
Achang word order is subject–object–verb. There is no dominant order for nouns and their adjective modifiers.