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Nga La language

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Nga La
Matu Chin
RegionBurma, India
EthnicityMatupi
Native speakers
40,000 (2012)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3hlt
Glottologngal1291

Nga La, also known as Matu Chin (Matupi) and Haltu, is a Kukish language spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Burma, and also in Mizoram, India.

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Matu Chin. Matu of Mizoram, India is reportedly not intelligible with Matu varieties in Myanmar.

  • Ciing (Langle-Tamtlaih, Ngaleng, Phaneng, Siing, Vuitu)
  • Doem (Ngatu, Valang)
  • Langle-Tamtlaih
  • Ngaleng
  • Phaneng
  • Thlangpang (Changpyang)
  • Ngala (Batu)

References

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


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