Myeik dialect
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The Myeik dialect, also known as Beik in Burmese, Mergui and Merguiese in English, and Marit (ΰΈ‘ΰΈ°ΰΈ£ΰΈ΄ΰΈ) in Thai, is a divergent dialect of Burmese, spoken in Myeik, the second largest town in Tanintharyi Region, the southernmost region of Myanmar.cite-ref-footnotekatokhin-pale2012118-2-0[2] Beik shares many commonalities with the Tavoyan dialect, although there are substantial differences especially with regard to phonology.cite-ref-footnotekatokhin-pale2012118-2-1[2]
Contents
β’ Phonology
β’ Consonants
β’ Vowels
β’ Notes
β’ References
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Phonology
Consonants
Beik possesses 27 consonant phonemes:cite-ref-footnotekatokhin-pale2012119-3-0[3]
| | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar and palatal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive and affricate | pΚ° p b | tΚ° t d tΜͺ | | tΙΚ° tΙ dΚ |
| Nasal | m | n | | Ι² |
| Fricative | | | sΚ° s z | |
| Approximant | | | | j |
| Lateral | | l | | |
| | Velar and labiovelar | Glottal | Placeless |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive and affricate | kΚ° k Ι‘ | Κ | |
| Nasal | Ε | | Ι΄ |
| Fricative | | h Ι¦ | |
| Approximant | w | | |
Unlike Standard Burmese, the Myeik dialect does not have any preaspirated consonants.cite-ref-footnotekatokhin-pale2012120-4-0[4] Phonemes unique to the Myeik dialect include /Ι¦/ and /tΜͺ/.cite-ref-footnotekatokhin-pale2012120-4-1[4]
Mergui Archipelagocite-ref-5[5]
Vowels
The Myeik dialect has three types of vowels: plain, nasalized and glottalized, with each type having seven vowels.cite-ref-footnotekatokhin-pale2012121-6-0[6]
| | Monophthongs | | Diphthongs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Front | Back | Front offglide | Back offglide |
| Close | i | u | | |
| Close-mid | e | o | ei | ou |
| Open-mid | Ι | Ι | | |
| Open | | a | ai | au |
Notes
cite-note-11. Burmese at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
cite-note-footnotekatokhin-pale2012118-22. β Kato & Khin Pale 2012, p. 118.
cite-note-footnotekatokhin-pale2012119-33. β Kato & Khin Pale 2012, p. 119.
cite-note-footnotekatokhin-pale2012120-44. β Kato & Khin Pale 2012, p. 120.
cite-note-55. β citerefmergui2021Mergui, Archipelago (November 9, 2021). "Mergui Archipelago". Mergui Archipelago. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
cite-note-footnotekatokhin-pale2012121-66. β Kato & Khin Pale 2012, p. 121.
References
β’ citerefkatokhin-pale2012Kato, Atsuhiko; Khin Pale (2012). "The Myeik (Beik) Dialect of Burmese sounds, conversational texts, and basic vocabulary". Journal of Asian and African Studies. 83: 117β160.