Talaing

/ tɑːˈlaɪŋ /

noun

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Some of these officers are Arakanese, one a Talaing; all are natives of Burma.

One distinguished Talaing officer held the rank of Superintendent of Police, though without a district charge.

Pantanaw is said to be a Talaing (and portmanteau) word meaning The abode of the people who have to use mosquito nets.

Of good Talaing stock, he was one of the ablest native officers I have known.

Much the same may be said of the Talaing kingdom in Lower Burma.

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