Lhao Vo language


Lhao Vo, also known as Maru and Langsu (, Burmese: လန့်စု, is a Burmish language of Burma with a few thousand speakers in China.

Distribution

Dai Qingxia reports 5,600 Langsu speakers in China. Many thousands more are dispersed across the eastern edge of Kachin State, Burma.
The Langsu people call themselves

Varieties

The standard Lhaovo dialect is that of the Dago’ hill area, on the east side of N'Mai River valley in Kachin State.
Sawada lists the following patois of Lhaovo.
The Langsong 浪宋 are found in Zaoyang 早阳 in Yunlong County as well as in Baocun 表村, Laomo 老末, and Sancha 三岔. They reportedly speak a highly endangered language that may be possibly related to Langsu.