Rungtu language
| Rungtu | |
|---|---|
| Taungtha | |
| Region | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Taungtha people |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2015)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rtc |
| Glottolog | None |
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
- ^ ISO change request
- ^ Ethnologue Nineteenth edition, 2016
See also
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