Laitu language
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.
| Laitu | |
|---|---|
| Region | Burma |
Native speakers | 15,000 (2007) |
Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | clj |
| Glottolog | None |
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