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Lai
Native to
India, Myanmar, Bangladesh
Region
Mizoram, Chin State, Chittagong hills tract
Ethnicity
Lai people
Speakers
Native: 170,000 (2017)[1] L2: 40,000 (2013)[1]
Language family
Sino-Tibetan
Mizo-Kuki-Chin
Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages
Lai
Language codes
ISO 639-3
cnh
Glottolog
laic1236
The Lai languages or Pawih/Pawi languages are various Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages spoken by the Lai people or Pawi. They include “ Laiṭong” (Falam-Chin) spoken in Falam district, Laiholh (Hakha-Chin) spoken around the Haka (Hakha/Halkha) capital of Chin State in Burma (Myanmar) and in the Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, India. In Bangladesh, a related language is spoken by the Bawm people. Other Lai languages are Mi-E (including Khualsim), and the Zokhua dialect of Hakha Lai spoken in Zokhua village.[1]
The Lailanguages or Pawih/Pawi languages are various Central Kuki-Chin-Mizo languages spoken by the Lai people or Pawi. They include “ Laiṭong” (Falam-Chin)...
Online Dictionary LaiLanguage Resource collection of Hakha Lailanguage documentation in the Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) archive...
ethnic group of Mizoram, North East India LailanguagesLai (poetic form) or Lay, song form in medieval France Lais (disambiguation) This disambiguation page...
the Lai Autonomous District Council. Outside this area they are scattered in Mizoram and in Manipur. Their languages "Laizo Lai" and "Hakha Lai" are...
The My Lai massacre (/ˌmiːˈlaɪ/; Vietnamese: Thảm sát Mỹ Lai [tʰâːm ʂǎːt mǐˀ lāːj] ) was a war crime committed by United States Army personnel on 16 March...
and Riang Lai (Yinchia) are sometimes considered distinct languages. Riang Lang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Riang Lai at Ethnologue...
The Bolyu language (autonym: pɔ33 lju13; Chinese: 巴琉语, 布流语; also known as Paliu, Palyu, or Lai 俫语, 徕语) is an Austroasiatic language of the Pakanic branch...
LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai Football Club (Vietnamese: Câu lạc bộ Bóng đá LPBank-Hoàng Anh Gia Lai), commonly known as Hoang Anh Gia Lai and simply known as...
Lai Chee-ying (Chinese: 黎智英; born 8 December 1947), also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He founded Giordano, an Asian...
Lai Bhaari (meaning: Overwhelming or Awesome) is a 2014 Indian Marathi-language action drama film directed by Nishikant Kamat. The film marks the debut...
Tien-min. Chou En-Lai. Taipei: Institute of International Relations, 1970. Li, Yanhua, Hongyu Zhao, and Jianmei Jia. "Chou En-lai's Exploration of China's...
likened him to Lai people's 'precious gem' in the context of his translation work for Lai Baibal Thiang (the Holy Bible in Lailanguage). Historically...
Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (Chinese: 黎明; born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman, and Cantopop singer. He is one of the...
Vietnamese and Muong languages, many Vietic languages are still partial/non-tonal and polysyllabic, just as other Austroasiatic languages. The Vietnamese linguistic...
Shevon Jemie Lai (Chinese: 賴潔敏; pinyin: Lài Jiémǐn; born 8 August 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. She started playing badminton at her primary school...
Lais of Corinth (Ancient Greek: Λαΐς and Λαΐδα) (fl. 425 BC) was a famous hetaira or courtesan of ancient Greece, who was probably born in Corinth. She...
speak a combination of the Mizo and Lailanguages). The people of Ralpel speak both LaiLanguage and Mizo Language fluently. Latitude: 22° 57' (22.95°)...
Cantonese language. Lai fun may also be referred to as bánh canh by Vietnamese, in which case, it is made from rice flour and tapioca starch. Lai fun noodles...
The West Gyalrongic languages constitute a group of Gyalrongic languages. On the basis of both morphological and lexical evidence, Lai et al. (2020) add...
endangered Critically endangered Lists of endangered languages Red Book of Endangered Languages Affirmative action in China[neutrality is disputed] Moseley...
parentheses. San Tong (Nouk Hai) Makyam (Ngaung Ke) Kha Lai (Khun Old Kha Lai) New Kha Lai (Pyan Kha Lai) Long Khin (Long Nouk) Lun Htaung Wutha (Zay Tam Nouk)...
reelection due to term limits. As such, the DPP nominated Vice President Lai Ching-te, who had secured the party chairmanship by acclamation in March...