Laitu language
| Laitu | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burma |
Native speakers |
15,000 Laitu (2007)[1] 3,500 Ekai[2] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Dialects |
Ekai
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
clj |
| Glottolog | None |
Laitu (Laitu Chin) is a Kukish 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.
Ekai (Ekai Chin) is not intelligible, but has been lumped in with the Laitu ISO code because Ekai-speakers generally understand Laitu.[2]
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Laitu. Dialects differ by stream (creek).
- Panmyaunggyi Stream (Kongtu)
- Phuntha Stream (Daaitu)
- Kanni Stream
- Yaw Stream
- Dalet Stream (Doitu, Ekai, Khulai)
References
- ↑ Laitu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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