| Laitu/Letu | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burma |
| Native speakers | 3,0000-40000 (2024) |
| Language family | Sino-Tibetan |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | clj |
| Glottolog | None |
Laitu "လေးတူ" (Letu 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.
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Letu. Dialects differ by stream (creek).
- Panmyaunggyi Stream (Laitu)
- Phuntha Stream (Doitu,Kongtu)
- Yangon-Sittwe Asia Highway areas of both Minbya township and Myebon township. (Laitu)
Added by the representative of these two areas.
- Sen Stream (Doitu, Kongtu)
- Laymro River (Mang Un, Song, and Laitu)
This version is updated on 2024 October 11.
References
- Laitu/Letu 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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