Lutuv | |
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Region | Burma |
Native speakers | 18,000 (2005) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
clt |
Glottolog |
laut1236 |
Lutuv, widely known as Lautu Chin, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in 16 villages in Matupi townships, Thantlang townships and Hakha townships, Chin State, Myanmar. The Lautu Chin dialects share 90%–97% lexical similarity. [2] Lautu Chin has 87%–94% lexical similarity with Mara Chin, 82%–85% with Zophe Chin, 80%–86% with Senthang Chin. [2]
The Chin Languages Research Project with Lutuv translator Sui Hnem Par have provided translations of ten short books into Lutuv. [3]
Lutuv is spoken in the following villages: Hnaring, Khuahrang, Thang-aw, Fanthen (Aasaw), Surngen, Tisen, Sentung, Hriangpi (Hrepuv), Sate, Lekang, Lawngthangtlang, Zuamang, Capaw, Pintia, La-u, and Lei Pi (Li Puv).