| Tai Muong Vat | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Vietnam |
Kra–Dai
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Tai Muong Vat (Vietnamese:Tiếng Thái Mường Vạt) is aSouthwestern Tai language spoken inYên Châu District,Sơn La Province, northwestern Vietnam. Tai Muong Vat is described inTheraphan Luang-Thongkum (2003). Theraphan's (2003) Tai Muong Vat data was collected in the following 2 villages.
Theraphan (2003) points out that Tai Muong Vat is not the same as theTai Dam (Black Thai) language, even though the Tai Muong Vat are surrounded by Tai Dam speakers inYên Châu District, Vietnam. This was first noted by Chamberlain (1984), who suggests that it may be more closely related to theTai Neua variety ofXieng Kho, Laos than to Tai Dam ofSon La, Vietnam. Tai Dam is the dominant language in Yên Châu, whileKsingmul, aKhmuic language, is also spoken in both Yên Châu and Xieng Kho. As a result, the Tai Muong Vat and Ksingmul share many cultural customs with the Tai Dam, and have similar ethnic dress as well (Theraphan 2003).
Additionally, likeLao, Tai Muong Vat is a /ph/-type language, rather than a /p/-type language like Tai Dam (Theraphan 2003) (seeSouthwestern Tai languages#Chamberlain (1975)).
Theraphan (2003:78) lists the following lexical differences between Tai Muong Vat andTai Dam. (Note: For an explanation of the notation system for Tai tones, seeProto-Tai language#Tones.)
| Gloss | Tai Muong Vat | OldBlack Tai |
|---|---|---|
| to shoot | ɲiŋ A2 | *bɛn B1 |
| to crave for | zaak DL1 | *ʔɛ B1 |
| cheap | hɛ A1 | *tʰuʔ D1 |
| gun | tʰuŋ B1 | *ʔoŋ B1 |
| to practice | tʰɤp DS2 | *ʔɛp D1 |
| spear | caw B1 | *hɔʔ D1 |
| soaking wet | mɯk DS1 | *cɯm A2 |
| small basket | sa-lɔ C1 | *sɔŋ C1 |
| to fan | pʰɤŋ A2 | *vi ~ bi A2 |
| dip-net | viŋ A1 | *ka-sa A1 |