Lashi
A language of Myanmar
| Population | 30,000 in Myanmar (2000 D. Bradley). Population total all countries: 31,800. |
| Region | Htawgaw Subdivision, Kachin state. Also in China. |
| Alternate names | Ac’ye, Chashan, Lachik, Lachikwaw, Lacid, Lacik, Lashi-Maru, Lasi, Lechi, Leqi, Letsi |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Burmish, Northern |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 5%–15%. |
| Comments | Their own name is ‘Lachik’, the Jingpho and Burmese name is ‘Lashi’, the Chinese name ‘Lachi’. SOV; final nasals and stops; vowel length and tense-lax contrasts; tonal, 4 tones. |
Also spoken in:
China
| Language name | Lashi |
| Population | 1,800 in China (1997). |
| Region | Yunnan Province, Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Luxi, Longchuan, Yingjiang, and Ruili counties. |
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Southwestern China |
| Alternate names | Acye, Chashanhua, Lachikwaw, Lasi, Leqi, Letsi |
| Comments | Classified as Jingpo nationality; intermixed with Jingpo speaking other languages, but call themselves Le Chi (Tshi). |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
HE Lifeng; TAN, William, authors. 2004. Yunnan teshu yuyan yanjiu.
WANNEMACHER, Mark, author. 2011. A Phonological Overview of the Lacid Language.
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