Jingpo language
Quick Summary
The Jingpo language, also known as Kachin, is spoken in northern Myanmar, China, and India. It is considered a central language within the Tibeto-Burman family.1
Jingpo is part of the Jingpo-Nungish-Luish group, which also includes Nungish and Luish languages. Scholars believe Jingpo preserves ancient prefixes of the Proto-Tibeto-Burman language particularly well. The term "Kachin" is also sometimes used for other related languages in northern Myanmar.1
Ask Britannica AI about this topic
Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.
Sino-Tibetan languagesTibeto-Burman languagesLahu, Lisu, Kachin (Jingpo), Kuki-Chin, the obsolete Xixia (Tangut), and other languages. The Tibetan writing system (which dates from the 7th century) and the Burmese (dating from the 11th century) are derived from the Indo-Aryan (Indic) tradition. The Xixia system (developed in the 11th–13th century in northwestern…
Read MoreLahu, Lisu, Kachin (Jingpo), Kuki-Chin, the obsolete Xixia (Tangut), and other languages. The Tibetan writing system (which dates from the 7th century) and the Burmese (dating from the 11th century) are derived from the Indo-Aryan (Indic) tradition. The Xixia system (developed in the 11th–13th century in northwestern…
Read More- Tibeto-Burman languagesThe Jingpo-Nungish-Luish group
The Jingpo (Kachin) language, spoken in northernmost Myanmar and adjacent parts of China and India, is well known and is considered to be genetically central in the TB family, just as it is geographically central. The paleonym Kachin is also used loosely for various Burmish languages…
Read MoreThe Jingpo (Kachin) language, spoken in northernmost Myanmar and adjacent parts of China and India, is well known and is considered to be genetically central in the TB family, just as it is geographically central. The paleonym Kachin is also used loosely for various Burmish languages…
Read More - Tibeto-Burman languagesTibeto-Burman and areal grammar
…in pronominalized languages such as Jingpo, or within the Kiranti group of eastern Nepal, where the person (including first- and second-person inclusive and exclusive) and number (including dual) of subject and/or object may be marked on the verb. This produces agreement systems that are sometimes relatively simple but that sometimes…
Read More…in pronominalized languages such as Jingpo, or within the Kiranti group of eastern Nepal, where the person (including first- and second-person inclusive and exclusive) and number (including dual) of subject and/or object may be marked on the verb. This produces agreement systems that are sometimes relatively simple but that sometimes…
Read More