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INTRODUCTION.

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Brought forward.			300,982
	2. Central Group...		107,604
	a. Tashn...	39,215
	b. Lai...	22,450
	c. Lakher...	1,100
	d. Lushi...	40,539
	e. Banjg...	500
	f. Pnkh...	800
		107,604
	3. Old Kuki...		48,814
	a. Rngkhl...	7,820
	b. Bt...	630
	c. Hallm...	26,848
	d. Langrong...	6,266 (?)
	e. Aimol..	750 (?)
	f. Anl...	750 (?)
	g. Chiu...	750 (?)
	h. Hiroi-Lamgng...	750 (?)
	I. Kolrn...	750 (?)
	j. Km...	750 (?)
	k. Prm...	750 (?)
	l. Mhr...	2,000
	m. Ch...	?
		48,814
	4. Southern Group...		110,225
	Chinm...	?
	Welaung...	?
	Chinbk...	?
	Yindu...	?
	Chinbn...	?
	Khyang or Sh...	95,599
	Khami...	14,626
		110,225
Grand Total, at least.			567,625

　In the preceding list I have not included southern tribes, such as Anu, Kun, Pallaing, and Sak or That, concerning which no information has been available.

　The Kuki-Chin languages belong to the Burmese branch of the Tibeto-Burman family. A comparison of the Kuki-Chin numerals with those occurring in Burmese and Tibetan will show this. The five first numerals in Burmese and Tibetan will be seen from the table below, where the written forms precede the spoken ones. The corresponding forms in Lushi, the best- known Kuki-Chin language, have been added in a fifth column.

-	BURMESE.		TIBETAN.		Lushi.
	Written.	Spoken.	Written.	Spoken.
One..	Tach, ta..	Tit, ta..	Dchig..	Chig..	Khat.
Two..	Nhach..	Nhit..	Dis..	i..	Nhih.
Three..	um..	un..	Dsum..	Sum..	Thum.
Four..	Le...	Le...	Bi...	i...	Li.
Five..	Ng..	Ng..	Lnga..	Nga..	Nga.

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