Laitu language

Laitu "လေးတူ" is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma. It is partially intelligible with Sumtu Chin. In Sittwe District, Rakhine State, Laitu is spoken in Minbya, Mrauk-U, and Myebon townships, and is also spoken in Paletwa township, Chin State. Laitu has 91-96% lexical similarity with Sumtu Chin and Songlai Chin, 85-89% similarity with Chinbon Chin, and 82-84% lexical similarity with Asho.^[2]

Laitu
Region	Burma
Native speakers	around 2,0000 (2025)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kuki-Chin Southern Laitu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	clj
Glottolog	None

Dialects

Ethnologue lists the following dialects of ledu of Daaitu, Lai and Laitu. Dialects differ by stream (creek).

• Panmyaunggyi Stream (Lai)
• Phuntha Stream (Dawitu(Daaitu,Kong)
• Yangon-Sittwe Asia Highway areas of both Minbya township and Myebon township. (Laitu)