Mün language

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Mün
Ng’men
Region Burma
Native speakers
15,000 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mwq
Glottolog munc1235[2]

Mün (Mün Chin) is a Kukish language of Burma. It is spoken in Mindat township, Chin State, and Saw and Tilin townships, both in Magway Region (Ethnologue).

Names

It has gone by the name Chinbok, but this is a regional name of the colonial era applied to neighboring languages as well. Alternate names include Cho, K’cho, K’cho Chin, Mindat, Mün, Müün.

Dialects

There are 2 dialects, namely Hngiyung and Ng’men (also called Hletlong, Hmong-K’cha, Nitu).

References

  1. Mün at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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