Mro-Khimi (also Mro, Khimi, Mro Chin, Mro-Khimi Chin) is a Kuki-Chin language of Myanmar (Burma) spoken by the Mro-Khimi people. The Mro-Khimi varieties share 91% to 98%

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. Mro-Khimi is 86%–90% lexically similar with the Likhy variety of Eastern Khumi, 81%–85% with Lemi variety of Eastern Khumi, and 77%–81% with Kaladan Khumi.

Geographical distribution

Mro-Khimi is spoken in the following townships of Myanmar (''

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: Paletwa township *

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Kyauktaw Kyauktaw ( ) is a town in northern Rakhine State, in the westernmost part of Myanmar. The famous Mahamuni Buddha image, currently at Amarapura, was originally situated near Kyauktaw, in the ruins of the old city of Dhanyawadi. The town was captur ...

, Buthidaung, Ponnagyun,

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Mrauk U Mrauk U ( ) is a town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a subregion of the Mrauk-U District. Mrauk U is culturally significant for the local Rakhine people, Rakhine (Arakanese) people and is the location ...

, and Maungdaw townships.

Dialects

There are 4 main dialects of Mro-Khimi (''

''). *Arang (Ahraing Khami, Areung, Aroeng) *Xengna (Hrengna) *Xata *Vakung (Wakun, Wakung) Wakun (Vakung) is the most widely spoken and understood dialect (Horney 2009:5). Horney (2009:5) also lists Aryn, Dau, Khuitupui, Likhy, Pamnau, Tuiron, Xautau, and Xienau as dialects of khami. Horney (2009) describes phonologies of the Wakun and Xautau dialects.

References

Kuki-Chin languages {{Myanmar-stub