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Lai | |
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Native to | India, Myanmar, Bangladesh |
Region | Mizoram, Chin State, Chittagong hills tract |
Ethnicity | Lai people |
Speakers | Native: 170,000 (2017)
[1] L2: 40,000 (2013) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
cnh |
Glottolog |
laic1236 |
The Lai languages or Pawih/Pawi languages are various Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages spoken by the Lai people or Pawi. They include “ Laiṭong” ( Falam-Chin) spoken in Falam district, Laiholh ( Hakha-Chin) spoken around the Haka (Hakha/Halkha) capital of Chin State in Burma (Myanmar) and in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, India. In Bangladesh, a related language is spoken by the Bawm people. Other Lai languages are Mi-E (including Khualsim), and the Zokhua dialect of Hakha Lai spoken in Zokhua village. [1]
Deletion of the final consonant can be observed here in stem II. However, this is irregular as most verbs usually revive or gain a consonant in stem II. This stem is used to indicate the distant future tense, subjunctive mood, cohortative mood, hortative mood, jussive mood and more. [2]
This article includes a
list of references,
related reading, or
external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
inline citations. (January 2021) |
Lai | |
---|---|
Native to | India, Myanmar, Bangladesh |
Region | Mizoram, Chin State, Chittagong hills tract |
Ethnicity | Lai people |
Speakers | Native: 170,000 (2017)
[1] L2: 40,000 (2013) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
cnh |
Glottolog |
laic1236 |
The Lai languages or Pawih/Pawi languages are various Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages spoken by the Lai people or Pawi. They include “ Laiṭong” ( Falam-Chin) spoken in Falam district, Laiholh ( Hakha-Chin) spoken around the Haka (Hakha/Halkha) capital of Chin State in Burma (Myanmar) and in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, India. In Bangladesh, a related language is spoken by the Bawm people. Other Lai languages are Mi-E (including Khualsim), and the Zokhua dialect of Hakha Lai spoken in Zokhua village. [1]
Deletion of the final consonant can be observed here in stem II. However, this is irregular as most verbs usually revive or gain a consonant in stem II. This stem is used to indicate the distant future tense, subjunctive mood, cohortative mood, hortative mood, jussive mood and more. [2]