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Daai language

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Daai
RegionBurma
EthnicityDaai Chin
Native speakers
37,000 (2010)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dao
Glottologdaai1236

Daai (Daai Chin), also known as Mün and Ütbü, is a Kukish language of Burma. It is spoken in 142 villages in Kanpetlet, Matupi, Mindat, and Paletwa townships in Chin State, Burma (Ethnologue).

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Daai Chin.

  • Ngxang
  • Nghngilo (Yang)
  • Ma-Tu
  • Shiip
  • Vet (Yet)
  • Daa Yindu
  • Duk-Msang
  • Kheng
  • Mkui

References

  1. ^ Daai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)