Mro-Khimi language
Appearance
Mro | |
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Mro-Khami | |
Native to | Burma |
Ethnicity | Mro people |
Native speakers | 75,000 (2012)[1] |
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.