Khumi, or ''Khumi Chin'', is a Kuki-Chin-Mizo language of

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, with some speakers across the border in

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Geographical distribution

Khumi proper is spoken in the following townships of Myanmar (''

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''). *

Kaladan river The Kaladan River ( my, ကုလားတန်မြစ်, ; also Kysapnadi, Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne) is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar. The Kaladan River is called the Chh ...

area in

Paletwa Paletwa (, ) is one of the westernmost towns of Myanmar, in Chin State 18 kilometres from the border with Bangladesh. Its population in 2014 was about 97,000. Demographics Rakhine is the Lingua Franca of the region, while Kuki-Chin languages a ...

township,

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*A few villages in

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township,

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. Eastern Khumi (Khami) is spoken in the following townships of Myanmar (''

''). * Matupi township,

(in 4 villages) *Sami subtownship,

township,

(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) The Kasang (also known as Khenlak, Ta-aw, Hkongsa-Asang, Hkongso-Asang, Asang, and Sangta) consider themselves as ethnic Hkongso, but their language is intelligible with Khumi rather than Anu or Hkongso (Wright 2009).Jonathan Michael Wright. 2009.
Hkongso Grammar Sketch
'. MA thesis, Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics. Kasang villages include Lamoitong and Tuirong.

References

*Herr, Kristen. 2011.
The Phonological Interpretation of Minor Syllables, Applied to Lemi Chin
'. Master’s thesis. *Lung, K Nu San. 2017.
Vitality of Language and Music among the Lemi People In Southern Chin State of Myanmar
'. Master’s Thesis. *Peterson, David A. 2012. ''The Khumi cluster and its place in Kuki-Chin-Mizo''. Paper presented at ICSTLL 45, Singapore. {{Languages of Burma Kuki-Chin languages Languages of Bangladesh Languages of Myanmar