▁Kon ▁Sh an ▁by ▁the ▁Bur m ese ), ▁which ▁is ▁spoken ▁in ▁K eng t ung ▁valley , ▁and ▁Tai ▁Lü . ▁Chinese ▁Sh an ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁( T ai ) ▁Ma o , ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁Sh an ▁State ▁of ▁Mong ▁Ma o . ▁' T ai ▁Long ' ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁dialect ▁spoken ▁in ▁southern ▁and ▁central ▁regions ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Sal ween ▁River . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁dialect s ▁still ▁spoken ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁K ach in ▁State ▁and ▁K ham ti ▁spoken ▁in ▁northern ▁S aga ing ▁Region . ▁ ▁J . ▁Mar vin ▁Brown ▁( 1 9 6 5 ) ▁div ides ▁the ▁three ▁dialect s ▁of ▁Sh an ▁as ▁follows : ▁Northern ▁— ▁L ash io , ▁Bur ma ; ▁contains ▁more ▁Chinese ▁influ ences ▁Southern ▁— ▁Ta ung gy i , ▁Bur ma ▁( cap ital ▁of ▁Sh an ▁State ); ▁contains ▁more ▁Bur m ese ▁influ ences ▁Eastern ▁— ▁K eng t ung , ▁Bur ma ▁( in ▁the ▁Golden ▁Tri angle ); ▁closer ▁to ▁Northern ▁Tai ▁and ▁La o ▁ ▁Ph on ology ▁ ▁Cons on ants ▁Sh an ▁has ▁ 1 9 ▁con son ants . ▁Un like ▁Th ai ▁and ▁La o ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁vo iced ▁pl os ives ▁[ d ] ▁and ▁[ b ]. ▁▁ 1 ▁The ▁gl ott al ▁pl os ive ▁is ▁imp lied ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁v owel ▁without ▁final , ▁or ▁the ▁silent ▁' a