Shan

Summary

Shan is a natural language^[1]. Shan draws 490 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #216 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shan is in the country of Myanmar^[3].
• Shan is in the country of Thailand^[4].
• Shan's instance of is recorded as natural language^[5].
• Shan's instance of is recorded as modern language^[6].
• Shan is a type of Tai^[7].
• Shan's writing system is recorded as Shan^[8].
• Shan's Commons category is recorded as Shan language^[9].
• Shan's Wikimedia language code is recorded as shn^[10].
• Shan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 21.5, 'lon': 98}^[11].
• Shan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shan language^[12].
• Shan's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+3000000'}^[13].
• Shan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'shn', 'text': 'လိၵ်ႈတႆး'}^[14].
• Shan's indigenous to is recorded as Sagaing Region^[15].
• Shan's indigenous to is recorded as Kachin State^[16].
• Shan's indigenous to is recorded as Kayah State^[17].
• Shan's indigenous to is recorded as Shan State^[18].
• Shan's indigenous to is recorded as Chiang Mai^[19].
• Shan's indigenous to is recorded as Mae Hong Son^[20].
• Shan's indigenous to is recorded as Tak^[21].
• Shan's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SHN^[22].
• Shan's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 3 Wider Communication^[23].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[5] and modern language^[6]. Shan is a type of Tai^[7].

Why It Matters

Shan draws 490 Wikipedia views per month (natural_language category, ranking #216 of 734).^[2] Shan has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Shan is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]