CLT ISO 639-3
Chin, Lautu
Lautu Chin Autonym
A language of Myanmar
- ISO 639
- clt
- Alternate Names
- Lautu, Lawhtu
- Autonym
- Lautu Chin
- Population
- 15,000 (2005 SIL).
- Location:
- Chin state: Matupi and Thantlang townships, 17 villages.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Maraic, Mara
- Dialects
- None known. High intelligibility within Lautu. Some differences between the northern Surngen variety and the southern varieties. Lexical similarity: 90%–97% within Lautu Chin, 87%–94% with Mara Chin [mrh], 82%–85% with Zophe Chin [zyp], 80%–86% with Senthang Chin [sez].
- Language Use
- Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Many also use Hakha Chin [cnh]. Also use Burmese [mya].
- Language Development
- NT: 2015.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Chin, Lautu
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], developed in the 1960s.
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Chin state: Matupi and Thantlang townships, 17 villages.
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