Alternate Names: Lawhtu
Dialects: None known. High intelligibility within Lautu. Some differences between the northern Surngen variety and the southern varieties. Lexical similarity: 90%–97% within Lautu Chin, 87%–94% with Mara Chin ,, 82%–85% with Zophe Chin ,, 80%–86% with Senthang Chin ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 15,000 (2005 SIL).
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 7,000 also use Haka Chin [cnh]. Also use Burmese [mya].
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Myanmar
Other Comments: Christian.