Alternate Names: Dawai, Dawe, Dawei, Tavoya, Tawe-Tavoy
Dialects: None known. A well-known nonstandard Burmese with profound pronunciation and vocabulary differences from Burmese ,.
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Demographics: 400,000 (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.