Chin, Lautu

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A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3
clt
Alternate Names
Lautu, Lawhtu
Autonym
Lautu Chin
User Population

15,000 (2005 SIL).

Location

Chin state: Matupi and Thantlang townships, 17 villages.

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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.