khimi

Khumi Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *mii, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-miy. Cognates include Tibetan མི (mi) and Mandarin 民 (mín).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰi˧.mi˥/

Noun

khimi

1. person

Derived terms

• awngtekhämi
• khämimätawngky

 

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^[1], Payap University, page 59