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Kuki

Kuki

9.9
A group of related languages spoken in parts of Myanmar, Bangladesh, and eastern India
  • noun
translation icon : Kuki
  • The Kuki languages are spoken by various communities along the Indo-Burmese border.

Examples

  • Many people in Manipur communicate in dialects of Kuki at home.

  • The Kuki language is rich in history.

  • Linguists have studied the similarities between Kuki and other Tibeto-Burman languages.

  • Many Kukis live in the hilly regions of India.

  • Linguists have studied the similarities between Kuki and other Tibeto-Burman languages.

  • Many people in Manipur communicate in dialects of Kuki at home.

  • The Kuki languages are spoken by various communities along the Indo-Burmese border.

Synonyms

Kuki language
vsKuki
9.9

A group of languages spoken in western Myanmar, Bangladesh and eastern India

means the same but uses slightly different regional wording
Kuki-Chin
vsKuki
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages that people speak in western Myanmar, Bangladesh and eastern India

describes the group without highlighting the internal relationship

Compounds

Kuki-Chin language
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages that people speak in western Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeast India

Kuki-Chin
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of related languages that people speak in western Myanmar, Bangladesh and eastern India

Kuki language
9.9

A group of languages spoken in western Myanmar, Bangladesh and eastern India

Surface Forms

Kuki singular
Kukis plural

Etymology

Kuki is the local name for a group of peoples and the languages they speak in parts of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh. It comes from what these communities call themselves, so a helpful way to remember Kuki is to think of it as a people's 'name' for their language.