Alternate Names: Taru, Taung-yo, Toru, Twing Reu, Twinreu
Dialects: None known. Nonstandard variety of Burmese ,. Intelligibility low between distant villages; low comprehension of Intha ,; high comprehension of Danu ,. Lexical similarity: 89% with standard Burmese , and Intha ,, 91% with Danu ,, 84%–92% with Rakhine ,.
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Demographics: 40,000 (2000 D. Bradley).
Language Use: Vigorous. All except formal domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Burmese [mya].
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Unwritten, Myanmar
Nation of Origin: Myanmar
Other Comments: Officially viewed as a Burmese dialect. Buddhist.