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Jingpho language
Jingpho
(
Jinghpaw, Chingp'o
) or
Kachin
( ) is a
Sino-Tibetan language
of the
Sal branch
mainly spoken in
Kachin State
,
Burma
and
Yunnan
,
China
. The term "Kachin language" can refer either to the Jingpho language or to a group of languages spoken by various ethnic groups in the same region as
Jingpo
:
Lisu
,
Lashi
,
Rawang
,
Zaiwa
,
Lhao Vo
,
Achang
and Jingpho. These languages are from distinct branches of the highest level of the
Sino-Tibetan family
. The Jingpho alphabet is based on the
Latin script
. Now,the Jinghpo language is also written in
Burmese script
widely.
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