Jinghpaw
- noun
- Many members of the Kachin community speak Jinghpaw as their first language.
Examples
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Bilingual signs in both Burmese and Jinghpaw are common in the region.
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She is studying Jinghpaw to better understand the culture of northern Myanmar.
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She speaks Jinghpaw fluently.
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Is Jinghpaw difficult to learn?
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Many members of the Kachin community speak Jinghpaw as their first language.
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Bilingual signs in both Burmese and Jinghpaw are common in the region.
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She is studying Jinghpaw to better understand the culture of northern Myanmar.
Synonyms
A language spoken by the Jinghpaw people in northern Myanmar
A language spoken by the Jingpo people in northern Myanmar and nearby areas
A language spoken by the Jinghpo people in Myanmar and parts of China and India
A language that the Jingpo people speak in northern Myanmar
A language spoken by the Jingpo people in northern Myanmar and nearby areas
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Jinghpaw comes from the name the people use for themselves, sometimes written Jingpo, in northern Myanmar and nearby China, so it refers to their language. That's why Jinghpaw means the Kachin language spoken by that community.
