Padaung language
| Padaung | |
|---|---|
| Kayan | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Kayan people |
Native speakers | 500,000 (2005) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pdu |
| Glottolog | kaya1315 |
Kayan, also known as, Padaung or Padaung Karen) is a Karen language of Burma, spoken by the Kayan people. The Kayan dialects share more than 90% lexical similarity. Padaung is 71% to 76% lexically similar to Lahta.