Rungtu (Rungtu Chin), also known as Taungtha (), is a

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spoken by the

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. It is spoken in 35 villages in

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, and

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townships,

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. There are 3 dialects, namely Northern Rungtu, Central Rungtu, and Southern Rungtu. The Rungtu dialects share 94%–96%

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. Rungtu shares 60%–66% lexical similarity with Rawngtu Chin.

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