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Matu, also known as Matu Chin, Batu, or Nga La, is a Kuki-Chin spoken in Matupi township, Chin State, Myanmar, and also in Mizoram, India by the Matu people. Matu is the most commonly spoken language in Matupi Township outside of Burmese language, which is the official language of Myanmar. The Matu dialects share 78%–89% lexical similarity. [2]
The Chin Association for Christian Communication (CACC) is non-profit, faith-based organization dedicated to the preservation of Chin culture and language. [1] CACC is located in Hakha , Burma . The most well-known projects and activities undertaken by CACC are revising and updating Laiholh (also known as Hakha-Chin language).
The demographics of Matupi township are very diverse, with many different Chin tribes residing in the area. In the Matupi township, there are 6 major tribes namely Matu, Dai, Zotung, Lautuv, Khumi and Mara (Hlaipao,Tlosai, Hawthai etc.). All these major tribes in the Matu township have their own unique culture and language, which is common in ...
Matupi (Burmese: မတူပီမြို့; MLCTS: ma. tu pi, pronounced [mətùbì mjo̰]) is the principal town of Matupi Township of Chin State in western Myanmar. There are 6 major Chin tribes living in Matupi; the Matu, Mara(Tlosai,Hlaipao, Hawthai,Sizo,etc), Dai, Zotung, Lautuv and Khumi tribes.
Matu Chin 25,000 speakers; Khumi Chin 90,000; Mara Chin with an estimated 50,000 speakers; Cho Chin 60,000; Zotung Chin 35,000; There are also many different accents among the same dialects. Many Chin people, especially students also speak Burmese, since it is the primary official language in Myanmar and it is taught in school. [29]
The Karbi languages may be closely related to Kuki-Chin, but Thurgood (2003) and van Driem (2011) leave Karbi unclassified within Sino-Tibetan. [4] [5]The Kuki-Chin branches listed below are from VanBik (2009), with the Northwestern branch added from Scott DeLancey, et al. (2015), [6] and the Khomic branch (which has been split off from the Southern branch) from Peterson (2017).
Although the majority live in Myanmar, there is also a significant Jingpo community in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in northeast India as well as a community of 100 to 200 in Taiwan. The Kachin are called the Jingpo in China ( Chinese : 景颇族 ; pinyin : Jǐngpō zú ) and Singpho in India – the terms are considered synonymous.
Today, Burmese is the primary language of instruction, and English is the secondary language taught. [10] English was the primary language of instruction in higher education from late 19th century to 1964, when Gen. Ne Win mandated educational reforms to "Burmanise". [15] English continues to be used by educated urbanites and the national ...