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Kuki-Chin language spoken in Burma
Songlai (Songlai Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma . It is 90% lexically similar to Laitu Chin , but not mutually intelligible. 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 Hettui dialects)Mrauk-U township, Rakhine State (Lai dialect)References [ ]
^ Songlai at Ethnologue (subscription required)
Sino-Tibetan branches
Western Himalayas Himachal , Uttarakhand , Nepal , Sikkim )
Eastern Himalayas Tibet , Bhutan , Arunachal ) Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border
East and Southeast Asia
Dubious (possible isolates )Arunachal )
Proposed groupings
Central Tibeto-Burman Greater Bai Mahakiranti Rung Tibeto-Burman Tibeto-Kanauri Proto-languages
Proto-Tibeto-Burman Proto-Loloish Proto-Karenic Proto-Min Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches.
Languages of Myanmar
Official language Semiofficial language Indigenous languagesstate or region )
Non-Indigenous
Immigrant language
Burmese Hindi Punjabi Russian Vietnamese Working language
Sign languages
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