title: Savaiq language
text: # Savaiq language
  
  Savaiq is a Waic language spoken in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Burma.
  
  The exact number of Savaiq speakers is unknown, but may possibly be around 10,000. Savaiq speakers are distributed in Kunlong, Mong Maw, and Lashio townships in Shan State, Burma.
  
  ## Names
  
  Savaiq means 'swallow (bird)'. Other names for Savaiq include:
  
  * Ming Yum
  * Loi
  * Loi Meung Yum
  * Khala
  * Laca
  * Loi Lah
  * Leh Nu
  * La Leit
  
  ## Dialects
  
  Dialects are Man Gyat and Thein Tan.
  
  