Ekai language

Last updated
Ekai
Region Burma
Native speakers
6,000 (2018) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cey
Glottolog ekai1234   (retired for Bookkeeping)

Ekai (Ekai Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma. It was formerly classified as a dialect of Laitu due to acquired bilingualism.

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References

  1. Ekai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed Access logo transparent.svg