khimi

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Khumi Chin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

khimi

  1. person

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 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
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