Mro people (Awa Khami)

The Mro Chin People (Burmese: မြိုလူမျိုး also known as Mro Awa Khami Mro Wakim, Mro-Khimi, or Awa Khami, are one of the 135 ethnic groups recognized by the government of Myanmar. They are identified as a sub-group of Chin people. They live widely in some parts of northern Rakhine state, Chin state, the townships of Matupi and Paletwa, and the regions of Samechaung and Michaung. They are Tibeto-Burman and have their own language, culture and customs which are still in existence. For Chin specifically, the Mro People are one of 53 sub-groups identified by the government of Myanmar.[1]

Not to be confused with Mru people (Mrucha).
Mro people
Mro Woman
Total population
77,527– 83,000 (2004, est.)
Regions with significant populations
Myanmar (Chin State, Rakhine State)
 Myanmar83,000
Languages
Mro language (dialects: Arang (Ahraing Khami, Areung, Aroeng), Xengna (Hrengna, Xata, Vakung (Wakun, Wakung))
Religion
Animism, Buddhism and Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Chin people

Language
Main article: Mro-Khimi language

The Mro people speak Mro-Khimi, which belongs to the Kuki-Chin branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family.

References
  1. Andrew, R. F. St. (1873). "A Short Account of the Hill Tribes of North Aracan". The Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 2: 233. doi:10.2307/2841171. ISSN 0959-5295.
  • Hornéy, Christina Scotte. 2012. A phonological analysis of Mro Khimi. MA thesis, University of North Dakota.


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