Lautu language

Lautu(Lutuv)
Lautu(Lutuv)
Region	Burma
Native speakers	18,000 (2005)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kuki-Chin Maraic Lautu(Lutuv); ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	clt
Glottolog	laut1236

Lautu, widely known as Lautu Chin, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in 16 villages in Matupi townships, Thantlang townships and Hakha townships, Chin State, Myanmar. The Lautu Chin dialects share 90%–97% lexical similarity.^[2] Lautu Chin has 87%–94% lexical similarity with Mara Chin, 82%–85% with Zophe Chin, 80%–86% with Senthang Chin.^[2]

The Chin Languages Research Project with Lutuv translator Sui Hnem Par have provided translations of ten short books into Lutuv.^[3]

Distribution

Lutuv is spoken in the following villages: Hnaring, Khuahrang, Thang-aw, Fanthen (Aasaw), Surngen, Tisen, Sentung, Hriangpi (Hrepuv), Sate, Lekang, Lawngthangtlang, Zuamang, Capaw, Pintia, La-u, and Lei Pi (Li Puv).

References

^ Lautu(Lutuv) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
^ Berkson, Kelly. "Lutuv literacy materials". CLRP. CLRP. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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[e18-1] Lautu(Lutuv) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[:0-2] "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.

[3] Berkson, Kelly. "Lutuv literacy materials". CLRP. CLRP. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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