The study is entitled "A morphological Study of Tai Language Spoken in Loilem Province in Shan State of Myanmar. The objective of the study is 1) To study the Morphology of Tai language LoiLem province in Shan state. 2) To analyze the word-formation of Tai language Spoken in Loilem province in Shan state. 3) To study the Word-Classes of morphological of Tai language in Loilem province in Shan State. The study is qualitative in nature, interviewing 10 key informants from Loilem province in Shan State. The data collected were analyzed in the descriptive statements.

The result of this research has been found that

1. The study of morphology of Tai in Loilem province in Shan State found to be divided into three groups: Eastern Shan state, northern Shan State and southern Shan State that central Tai people have spoken with clearly with the original words rare to mix with another nation words. Moreover, it is found that the parts of speech of all the three parts are the same but they are different only in pronunciation.

2. Tai people in Loilem province in Shan State is used of two kinds of morphemes, namely, free morpheme and bound morpheme, which divided into two:

1) Simple forms in including two kinds: (1) Monosyllabic (2) Polysyllabic

2) Compound forms including four kinds of compound as (1) Word Classes compound (2) Superordinate -subordinate Compound (3) Class Term Compound (4) Semantic Compound (5) Rhyming compound forms (6) Affixed Compound noun compound forms. Moreover, it is found that Tai morpheme can be divided in the eight parts of speeches namely (1) Noun (2) Pronoun (3) Adjective (4) Verb (5) Adverb (6) Preposition (7) Conjunction (8) Interjection.

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