Welaung language

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Welaung
Rawngtu Chin
Region Myanmar
Ethnicity Matupi
Native speakers
5,000 (2008) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 weu
Glottolog (insufficiently attested or not a distinct language)
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Welaung, also known as Rawngtu Chin, is a purported Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages of Myanmar. It is spoken in Mindat township, Chin State, as well as in 2 villages of Htilin township, Magway Region. [2]

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Welaung at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.


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