Yinchia

YIN

threatened

Alternate Names: Black Riang, Ranei, Striped Karen, Yin Kya, Yin Net, Yinnet

Genealogy:

Austro-Asiatic
Mon-Khmer
Northern Mon-Khmer
Palaungic
Western Palaungic
Riang

Demographics: 12,000 (2008), decreasing.

Language Use: Endangered. Also use Shan [shn] (southern dialect). Also use Burmese [mya].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%.

Typology: SVO.

Nation of Origin: Myanmar

Other Comments: Belha. Buddhist, traditional religion.