MARU: a language of Myanmar

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: MHX

ISO 639-2: sit

Population	103,600 in Myanmar (1983 census). Population total both countries 103,600 or more.
Region	Kachin State, eastern border area, north Myanmar. Also spoken in China.
Alternate names	MATU, MALU, LAWNG, LAUNGWAW, LAUNGAW, LANSU, LANG, MULU, DISO, ZI, LHAO VO
Dialects	DAGO' LAWNG BIT, ZAGARAN MRAN, GAWAN NAW', HLO'LAN, LAKING, WA KHAWK, LAWNG HSU.
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Burmish, Northern.
Comments	Lawng Hsu may have difficult intelligibility with the other dialects. Different from the Matu variety of Khumi Chin. Culture similar to Kachin. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 25% to 50%. NT 1994.

Also spoken in:

China

Language name	MARU
Population	(Over 10,000 households in China; 1999).
Alternate names	MATU, MALU, LAWNG, LAUNGWAW, LAUNGAW, LANGSU, LANG'E, NYKY, DISO, ZI, LHAO VO
Comments	Officially included under Jingpo in China. Different from the Matu variety of Khumi Chin. SOV; 3 tones; tense-lax vowel distinction; loans from Jingpo, Dai Burmese, and Chinese. NT 1985. See main entry under Myanmar.