ISO 639-3 · kvtkvt
Sino-Tibetan family
Lahta
Lahta is a language of the Karenic branch (Sino-Tibetan), spoken in Myanmar. Wikidata counts about 9,550 speakers (2000). Wikidata describes it as “Karen language”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kvt- Glottocode
laht1236- Family
- Sino-Tibetan
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 6 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
2levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lahta |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kayan Lahta, Khahta, Lahta Karen, Peu, Taru |
| All speakers | 9,550 (2000) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Sino-Tibetan to Lahta
The branches above Lahta, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Myanmar
thaThaiKra–Dai · 60.7 m1 · NationalmyaBurmeseSino-Tibetan · 42.9 m1 · NationalnepNepaliIndo-European · 24.1 m1 · NationalsylSylhetiIndo-European · 14 m3 · Wider CommunicationshnShanKra–Dai · 3 m3 · Wider CommunicationrhgRohingyaIndo-European · 1.8 m6a · VigorouskhgKhams Tibetanunclassified · 1.5 m6a · VigorousmniMeiteiSino-Tibetan · 1.5 m2 · ProvincialkacJingpoSino-Tibetan · 940,0003 · Wider CommunicationmnwMonAustroasiatic · 850,0005 · Developing