Myeik dialect
Burmese dialect, Merguese
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The Myeik dialect, also known as Beik in Burmese, Mergui and Merguese in English, and Marit (มะริด) in Thai, is a divergent dialect of Burmese, spoken in Myeik, the second largest town in Tanintharyi Region, the southernmost region of Myanmar.[2] Beik shares many commonalities with the Tavoyan dialect, although there are substantial differences especially with regard to phonology.[2]
| Myeik | |
|---|---|
| Mergui, Merguese | |
| Region | Southeast |
Native speakers | (250,000+ cited 1997)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | merg1238 |
Phonology
Consonants
Beik possesses 27 consonant phonemes:[3]
Unlike Standard Burmese, the Myeik dialect does not have any preaspirated consonants.[4] Phonemes unique to the Myeik dialect include /ɦ/ and /t̪/.[4]
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Vowels
The Myeik dialect has three types of vowels: plain, nasalized and glottalized, with each type having seven vowels.[6]
