Rungtu language

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. There are 3 dialects, namely Northern Rungtu, Central Rungtu, and Southern Rungtu.

Rungtu
Taungtha
RegionBurma
EthnicityTaungtha people
Native speakers
4,000 (2016)
Language codes
ISO 639-3rtc
Glottologrung1263  Rungtu Chin

The Rungtu dialects share 94%–96% lexical similarity. Rungtu shares 60%–66% lexical similarity with Rawngtu Chin.

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