Songlai language
Kuki-Chin language spoken in Burma
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Region | Burma |
Native speakers | 7,300 (2012)[1] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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ISO 639-3 | csj |
Glottolog | None |
Songlai (Songlai Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma. It is 90% lexically similar to Laitu Chin, but not mutually intelligible.[2] Dialects are Doitu, Hettui, Mang Um (Song), and Lai.
Geographical distribution
Songlai is spoken along the Laymyo (Lemro) or Phunglaung river in the following townships of western Burma (Ethnologue).
- Paletwa township, Chin State (Mang Um, Doitu, and Hiattui dialects)
- Mrauk-U township, Rakhine State (Lai dialect)
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Sino-Tibetan branches
(Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)
Greater Magaric |
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(Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)
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Burmo-Qiangic |
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