Khumi language

Khumi
Khumi Chin
Native toBangladesh
EthnicityKhumi people
Native speakers
70,000 (2006–2009)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
cnk  Khumi
cek  Eastern Khumi
Glottologkhum1248  Khumi proper
east2779  Eastern Khumi Chin

Khumi, or Khumi Chin, is a Kuki-Chin-Mizo language of Myanmar (Burma), with some speakers across the border in Bangladesh. Khumi shares 75%–87% lexical similarity with Eastern Khumi, and 78-81% similarity with Mro-Khimi. A written script for Khumi was created between 1930–1949 by E.W. Francis.