title: Laitu language
text: # Laitu language
  
  Laitu "လိုင်းတူ" (Laytu Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma. It is partially intelligible with Sumtu Chin. In Sittwe District, Rakhine State, Laitu is spoken in Minbya, Mrauk-U, and Myebon townships, and is also spoken in Paletwa township, Chin State. Laitu has 91-96% lexical similarity with Sumtu Chin and Songlai Chin, 85-89% similarity with Chinbon Chin, and 82-84% lexical similarity with Asho.
  
  ## Dialects
  
  Ethnologue lists the following dialects of Laitu. Dialects differ by stream (creek).
  
  * Panmyaunggyi Stream (Laitu)
  * Phuntha Stream (Daaitu,Kongtu)
  * Kanni Stream
  * Yaw Stream
  * Dalet Stream (Doitu, Ekai, Khulai)
  
  Added by the representative of these two areas.
  
  * Sen Stream (Doitu, Kongtu)
  * Laymro River (Laitu)
  