Mro-Khimi language

Mro
Mro
Mro-Khami
Native to	Burma
Ethnicity	Mro people
Native speakers	75,000 (2012)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kuki-Chin Khomic Mro; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cmr
Glottolog	mroc1235

Mro, also Mro-Khami or Mro Chin, is a Kuki-Chin language of Burma.

Geographical distribution

Mro is spoken in the following townships of Myanmar (Ethnologue).

Chin State: Paletwa township
Rakhine State: Kyauktaw, Buthidaung, Ponnagyun, Pauktaw, Mrauk U, and Maungdaw townships.

Dialects

There are 4 main dialects of Mro (Ethnologue).

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 Mro. Horney (2009) describes phonologies of the Wakun and Xautau dialects.

References

^ Mro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

Hornéy, Christina Scotte. 2012. A phonological analysis of Mro Khimi. MA thesis, University of North Dakota.

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