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Rungtu language

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Rungtu
Taungtha
RegionBurma
EthnicityTaungtha people
Native speakers
5,000 (2015)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3rtc
GlottologNone

Rungtu (Rungtu Chin), also known as Taungtha (Burmese: တောင်သားဘာသာစကား) is a moribund Kuki-Chin language of Burma spoken by the Taungtha people. It is spoken in 35 villages in Htilin, Kyaukhtu, and Saw townships, Magway Region.[2] There are 3 dialects, namely Northern Rungtu, Central Rungtu, and Southern Rungtu.

References

  1. ^ ISO change request
  2. ^ Ethnologue Nineteenth edition, 2016

See also