Nga La language
Matu, also known as Matu Chin, Batu, or Nga La, is a Kuki-Chin spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Myanmar, and also in Mizoram, India by the Matu people. Matu is the most commonly spoken language in Matupi Township outside of Burmese language, which is the official language of Myanmar.
| Matu | |
|---|---|
| Matupi Chin | |
| Region | Myanmar, India |
| Ethnicity | Matupi |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2012) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hlt |
| Glottolog | ngal1291 |
The Matu dialects share 78%–89% lexical similarity. Matu shares 65%–76% lexical similarity with Rawngtu Chin, and 66%–71% with Thaiphum Chin.
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