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Rungtu language
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| Rungtu | |
|---|---|
| Taungtha | |
| Region | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Taungtha people |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2016)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rtc |
| Glottolog | rung1263 Rungtu Chin |
Rungtu (Rungtu Chin), also known as Taungtha (Burmese: တောင်သားဘာသာစကား), is a moribund Kuki-Chin language of Burma spoken by the Taungtha people. It is spoken in 35 villages in Htilin, Kyaukhtu, and Saw townships, Magway Region.[2] There are 3 dialects, namely Northern Rungtu, Central Rungtu, and Southern Rungtu.
The Rungtu dialects share 94%–96% lexical similarity.[3] Rungtu shares 60%–66% lexical similarity with Rawngtu Chin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Rungtu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ "Chin, Rungtu". Ethnologue (Free All). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ a b "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.
See also
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