A mostly North European medieval form of lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance., with stanzas that do not repeat.
"Scholars spent years deciphering the ancient lai manuscripts to uncover the hidden adventures within their non-repeating stanzas."
A Tibeto-Burman language of India and Burma.
"Many young speakers in northeastern India are switching from Lai to more widely spoken languages like Hindi or English."