Alternate Names: Diso, Lang, Langsu, Laungaw, Laungwaw, Lawgore, Lawng, Lhaovo, Malu, “Maru” (pej.), Mulu, Zi
Dialects: Dago’ Lawng Bit, Gawan Naw’, Hlo’lan, Laking, Lawng Hsu, Wa Khawk, Zagaran Mran. Lawng Hsu may have difficult intelligibility with the other dialects.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 in Myanmar (Bradley 1997). Population total all countries: 103,500.
Language Use: Vigorous. Most domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Jingpho [kac].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible: 2009.
Typology: SOV; tense-lax vowel distinction; loans from Jingpho ,, Daai Chin,, Burmese ,, and Chinese ,; 3 tones.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Myanmar
Other Comments: Different from Mru , and Mro-Khimi , of northwest Rakhine State and Paletwa Township, South Chin State. Culturally similar to Kachin. Glossonym: Maru by Jingpho , and Burmese ,, Liangsu by Chinese ,. Christian.