Laitu language
Kuki-Chin language spoken in Burma
| Laitu | |
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| Region | Burma |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2007)[1] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | clj |
| Glottolog | None |
Laitu "လိုင်းတူ" (Laytu Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma. It is partially intelligible with Sumtu Chin. In Sittwe District, Rakhine State, Laitu is spoken in Minbya, Mrauk-U, and Myebon townships, and is also spoken in Paletwa township, Chin State. Laitu has 91-96% lexical similarity with Sumtu Chin and Songlai Chin, 85-89% similarity with Chinbon Chin, and 82-84% lexical similarity with Asho.[2]
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Laitu. Dialects differ by stream (creek).
- Panmyaunggyi Stream (Laitu)
- Phuntha Stream (Daaitu,Kongtu)
- Kanni Stream
- Yaw Stream
- Dalet Stream (Doitu,
Ekai, Khulai)
Added by the representative of these two areas.
- Sen Stream (Doitu, Kongtu)
- Laymro River (Laitu)
References
- ^ Laitu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
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Sino-Tibetan branches
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