Songlai language

Songlai
	Hio
Region	Burma
Native speakers	7,300 (2012)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kuki-Chin Southern Songlai; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	csj
Glottolog	None

Songlai (Songlai Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma. It is 90% lexically similar to Laitu Chin, but not mutually intelligible. Dialects are Doitu, Hettui, Mang Um (Song), and Lai.

Geographical distribution

Songlai is spoken along the Laymyo (Lemro) or Phunglaung river in the following townships of western Burma (Ethnologue).

Paletwa township, Chin State (Mang Um, Doitu, and Hettui dialects)
Mrauk-U township, Rakhine State (Lai dialect)

References

Songlai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

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[e18-1] Songlai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)