The Lahu speak a Tibeto-Burman rlialect which is
monosyllabic with three tonal variations. The lanmage has many
similar words to Burmese and to the I-isu and Akha dialects, with
some borrowed terms of Shan and Chinese origin. Mrlst Lahu men
speak limited Shan or Laotian, and a few of them speak Yunnanese.