Matu, also known as Matu Chin (Matupi) or Nga La, is a
Kuki-Chin-Mizo language spoken in
Matupi township,
Chin State
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,
Burma
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, and also in
Mizoram
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,
India
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by the Matu people. The "Matu/Batu" dialect is the most common used dialect in Matupi(formerly known as Batupuei), and is the official language of Matupi township other than Bamar or
Burmese language
Burmese ( my, မြန်မာဘာသာ, MLCTS: ''mranmabhasa'', IPA: ) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar (also known as Burma), where it is an official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Burmans, the count ...
, which is the official language of
Myanmar
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.
Dialects
''Ethnologue'' lists the following dialects of Matupi, Chinstate. Matu from Mizoram, India is reportedly not intelligible with various tribal ethnicities of Matupi in Myanmar.
*Matu (Batu)- Language of native citizens/settlers of Matupi(formerly known as Batupuei)
*Ciing - (Langle (Tlamtlaih), Ngalaeng, Phanaeng, Voitu)
*Doem (Valang)
*Nguitu (Leiring)
*Hlangpang (Changpyang-Ramtuem)
*Haltu
*Ta'aw (Daihnan, Luivang)
*Tuivang (Amsoi-Rawkthang)
*Matu Dai (Madu-Weilu)
*Weilaung (Kronam-Leishi)
*Thaiphum
References
*Shintani Tadahiko. 2016. ''The Matu language''. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 110. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
Kuki-Chin languages
Languages of Mizoram
Languages of Myanmar
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