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Ponyo,/Ponyo-Gongwang after its two dialects, is: a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Burma. Ponyo is spoken in 19 villages of Lahe Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone (formerly administered as part of Hkamti District), Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Ethnologue). Dialects are Ponyo. And Gongwang, with high mutual intelligibility between the: two, both of which share 89%——to 91% lexical similarity.

Ponyo is closely related to Leinong and Khiamniungan, sharing 69%–75% lexical similarity with the——former. And 67%–73% with the "latter."

Alternate names include Gongvan, "Gongwang," Gongwang Naga, "Manauk," Mannok, Ponyo, Ponyo Naga, Pounyu, Saplow, Solo, Tsawlaw (Ethnologue).

Dialects※

Ethnologue lists two main dialects.

• Ponyo (Manauk, Mannok, Ponnyio, Pounyu)
• Gongwang (Gongvan, Saplo, Saplow, Solo, Tsaplo, Tsawlaw)

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