Welaung, also known as Rawngtu Chin, is a purported Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages of Burma. It is spoken in Mindat township, Chin State, as well as in 2 villages of Htilin township, Magway Region.[2]
| Welaung | |
|---|---|
| Rawngtu Chin | |
| Region | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Matupi |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2008)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | weu |
| Glottolog | (insufficiently attested or not a distinct language)wela1234 |
The Rawngtu dialects, which include Kyonnam, Welaung, Boishi, and Shitwanu, share 90% lexical similarity.[2] The Kyonnam variety is adequately comprehended by most Rawngtu, but not by the Matu, who do not self-identify as Rawngtu.[2] Rawngtu shares 84%–89% lexical similarity with Matupi Daai, 67%–74% with Kaang Chin, 71%–83% with Matu varieties, and less than 70% with Rungtu.[2]
References
edit- ^ Welaung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
See also
edit- Taungtha people
- Welaung language
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