Khumi language

Khumi
Khumi Chin
Native to	Burma
Ethnicity	Khumi people
Native speakers	70,000 (2006–2009)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kukish Southern Khumi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: cnk – Khumi cek – 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

1. Khumi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
   Eastern Khumi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Khumi". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.