Daai language
Kuki-Chin language of Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Mün Chin language.
Dai (also known as Daia Chin), which borders the Mün and Ütbü language groups, is a Kuki-Chin of Myanmar. It is spoken in 142 villages in Kanpetlet, Matupi, Mindat, and Paletwa townships in Chin State, Burma (Ethnologue).
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Daai | |
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Region | Myanmar |
Ethnicity | Daai Chin |
Native speakers | 37,000 (2010)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dao |
Glottolog | daai1236 |
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Mutual intelligibility among Nghngilo (Yang), Daa Yindu, and Mkui groups is high, but is lower among other groups.[2] Dai has greater than 90% lexical similarity with Daa Yindu, Yang, Mkui, Duk, and Msang, 81%–88% with Ngxang (Paletwa township) and Kheng, 80% with Shiip (Matupi township), 91%–94% with Gah/Ng-Gha (part of Mün), and 81%–87% with Mün.[2]