Laitu "လေးတူ" 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]
| Laitu | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burma |
Native speakers | around 2,0000 (2025)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | clj |
| Glottolog | None |
Dialects
editEthnologue lists the following dialects of ledu of Daaitu, Lai and Laitu. Dialects differ by stream (creek).
- Panmyaunggyi Stream (Lai)
- Phuntha Stream (Dawitu(Daaitu,Kong)
- Yangon-Sittwe Asia Highway areas of both Minbya township and Myebon township. (Laitu)
References
edit- ^ 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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