Lahta language

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Lahta
Native to Burma
Region Southern Shan State
Ethnicity Kayan
Native speakers
13,500 (2010)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
kxk – Zayein
kvt – Lahta
Glottolog zaye1235[2]

Lahta, or Zayein,[3] is a Karen language of Burma.

Distribution

Lahta is spoken in:

Zayein is spoken in between Mobye and Phekon towns in southern Shan State. Zayein may be a dialect of Lahta.

References

  1. Zayein at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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  3. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices