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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > Myanmar > Lhao Vo

Lhao Vo

A language of Myanmar

ISO 639-3: mhx

Population  100,000 in Myanmar (Bradley 1997). Population total all countries: 103,500.
Region  Kachin state, eastern border area, widely dispersed, north Myanmar. Also in China.
Alternate names   Diso, Lang, Langsu, Laungaw, Laungwaw, Lawng, Lhaovo, Malu, Maru, Mulu, Zi
Dialects  Dago’ Lawng Bit, Zagaran Mran, Gawan Naw’, Hlo’lan, Laking, Wa Khawk, Lawng Hsu. Lawng Hsu may have difficult intelligibility with the other dialects.
Classification  Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Burmish, Northern
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1985–2003.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Different from the Matu variety of Khumi Chin [cnk]. Culture similar to Kachin. Self name is ‘Lawngwaw’. Jingpho name and Burmese name is ‘Maru’. Chinese name is ‘Liangsu’. SOV; tense-lax vowel distinction; loans from Jingpo, Dai Burmese, and Chinese; tonal, 3 tones.

Also spoken in:

China

Language name   Lhaovo
Population  3,500 in China (2000).
Region  West Yunnan Province, Dehong Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Luxi, Longchuan, Yingjiang, Ruili, Lianghe counties.
Language map  Southwestern China
Alternate names  Diso, Lang’e, Laungaw, Laungwaw, Lawng, Liangsu, Malu, Matu, Maru, Nyky, Zi
Language use  Also use Jingpo [kac], Zaiwa [atb], or Mandarin Chinese [cmn].
Language development  Literacy rate in L2: 84%.
Comments  Classified as Jingpo nationality. Different from the Matu variety of Khumi Chin [cnk]. Autonym is Lovo; Langsu is the Chinese name and Maru is the Jingpo name.