Thor language


Thor, also known as Tawr, Laamtuk Thet, or Ruavan Thet, is a Kuki-Chin language spoken in two villages of Hakha Township, Chin State, Myanmar.
VanBik proposes the name Laamtuk Thet, and notes that Thawr is in fact a derogatory exonym that means ‘dirty’ or ‘sour’ in Hakha. It is spoken in Laamtuk and Ruavaan villages, located about 60 miles southeast of Hakha town.

Background

Thor is spoken by 580 people in two villages about 40 miles southeast of Hakha Town, namely Laamtuk and Ruavan. Speakers often refer to their language as the Laamtuk language or Ruavan language.
Other spellings include Tawr, Torr, and Thawr. Another name is Tet, also spelled Thet.