Laitu
RegionBurma
Native speakers
15,000 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3clj
GlottologNone

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

  1. Laitu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.


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