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The Shan language (Shan: လိၵ်ႈတႆး Shan pronunciation: [lik.táj] ၵႂၢမ်းတႆး [kwáam.táj] or ၽႃႇသႃႇတႆး [pʰàː.sʰàː.táj]; Burmese: ရှမ်းဘာသာ [ʃáɴ bàðà]; Thai: ภาษาไทใหญ่) is the native language of Shan people and spoken mostly in Shan State Burma. It is also used in pockets of Kachin State in Burma in northern Thailand and decreasingly in Assam. Shan is a member of the Tai–Kadai language family and is related to Thai.
