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Khumi Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *mii, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-miy. Cognates include Tibetan མི (mi) and Mandarin 民 (mín).
Pronunciation
Noun
khimi
- person
Derived terms
References
- R. Shafer (1944) “Khimi Grammar and Vocabulary”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, volume 11, number 2, page 421
- K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin, Payap University, page 59