Khumi Chin
Khumi Chin is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
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Khumi, or Khumi Chin, is a Kuki-Chin language of Myanmar, with some speakers across the border in Bangladesh. Khumi shares 75%–87% lexical similarity with Eastern Khumi, and 78-81% similarity with Mro-Khimi. A written script for Khumi was created between 1930–1949 by E.W. Francis.
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Words in Khumi Chin
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | khimi | |
| eye | ämi | |
| nose | nawryng | |
| water | tui | |
| dog | ui | |
| snake | bärui | |
| louse | ähi | |
| house | ing |
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Vocabulary
- Eastern Khumi ChinSino-Tibetan90% alike
- HmarSino-Tibetan35% alike
- Nga LaSino-Tibetan35% alike
- Mro ChinSino-Tibetan34% alike
- Bawm ChinSino-Tibetan33% alike
- Kharam NagaSino-Tibetan32% alike
Grammar
- ChocangacakhaSino-Tibetan89% alike
- SherdukpenSino-Tibetan89% alike
- Cha'palaaBarbacoan89% alike
- Ao NagaSino-Tibetan86% alike
- TaraoSino-Tibetan86% alike
- Sizang ChinSino-Tibetan86% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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