Meung Yum is a Waic language spoken by about 8,000 people in Kunlong Township, Shan State, Myanmar.
Comparing Meung Yum data from Namt Yoke, Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang villages, has determined Meung Yum to be a variety of Wa.
Names Other names for Meung Yum include Kon Loi, Loi, Wa Chu, Wa, Awa, and La.
Demographics Meung Yum speakers live in Kunlong Township (with 21 Meung Yum villages) and Hopang Township (with 30 Meung Yum villages), with each township having about an equal number of speakers.
Nine villages have only Meung Yum people: Kunlong Township Namt Yoke Pang Khaw Pang Wan Man Pein Pa Paw Kaung Sang Man Kan Wa State Meung Yum Noat Awng
Meung Yum dialects are Kaung Sar, Pan Tan, Man Kyu, Man Phan, Namt Yoke, Man Pein, Kaung Sang, and Man Kan. also lists Loi Yang, Pang Wan, and Pan Tang.
See also Savaiq language
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