Rungtu language
Kuki-Chin language of Burma
Rungtu | |
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Taungtha | |
Region | Burma |
Ethnicity | Taungtha people |
Native speakers | 4,000 (2016)[1] |
Language family | Sino-Tibetan
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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]
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See also
- Taungtha people
- Welaung language
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Sino-Tibetan branches
Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)
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Burmese border
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Burmo-Qiangic |
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isolates) (Arunachal)
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