Khumi language
| Khumi | |
|---|---|
| Khumi Chin | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Ethnicity | Khumi people |
Native speakers | 70,000 (2006–2009)[1] |
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Sino-Tibetan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either:cnk – Khumicek – Eastern Khumi |
| Glottolog |
khum1248 Khumi proper[2] |
Khumi, or Khumi Chin, is a Kukish language of Burma, with some across the border in Bangladesh. A purported distinct coastal variety, Awa Khumi, turns out to be Mro.
Geographical distribution
Khumi proper is spoken in the following townships of Myanmar (Ethnologue).
- Kaladan river area in Paletwa township, Chin State
- A few villages in Kyauktaw township, Rakhine State.
Eastern Khumi (Khami) is spoken in the following townships of Myanmar (Ethnologue).
- Matupi township, Chin State (in 4 villages)
- Sami subtownship, Paletwa township, Chin State (in 85 villages)
Dialects
Ethnologue lists the following dialects.
- Khumi
- Pi Chaung
- Kaladan
- Eastern Kaladan
- Southern Paletwa
- Eastern Khumi (Khami)
- Nisay (Nise, Palyng, Tao Cha)
- Nideun (Amlai, Ghu, Laungtha, Maru, Paru, Tahaensae, Taheunso, Uiphaw)
- Lemi (Akelong, Aki Along, Kaja, Kajauk)
- Khongtu
- Likhy (Likhaeng)
- Rengcaa (Namboi, Nangbwe)
- Khenlak
- Asang (Kasang, Sangtha)
References
- ↑ Khumi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Eastern Khumi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Khumi". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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