Songlai language

Songlai
Songlai
Hio
Region	Burma
Native speakers	7,300 (2012)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kuki-Chin Southern Songlai; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	csj
Glottolog	None

Last updated January 02, 2026

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)

References

↑ Songlai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
↑ "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.

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

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

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