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Sumtu language

Sumtu is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in Ann, Minbya, and Myebon townships in Rakhine State, Burma. It is partially intelligible with Laitu Chin, with which it shares 91 to 96% lexical similarity. Sumtu has 96%–97% lexical similarity with the Dalet Stream variety of Laitu Chin, and 84%–87% with Chinbon Chin.

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Sumtu
RegionBurma
Native speakers
14,000 (2007)1
Language codes
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Sumtu (Sumtu Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in Ann, Minbya, and Myebon townships in Rakhine State, Burma.2 It is partially intelligible with Laitu Chin, with which it shares 91 to 96% lexical similarity.2 Sumtu has 96%–97% lexical similarity with the Dalet Stream variety of Laitu Chin, and 84%–87% with Chinbon Chin.2

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  1. Sumtu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Myanmar". Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-10-10.