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THE KAMIS AND MROS.
References :
HUGHES="Hill Tracts of Arakan." G. Hughes, Rangoon, 1881.
RIGBY="History of Operations in Northern Arakar, and Yawdwin Chin Hills." Captain G. Rigby, Rangoon, 1897.| Serial No. |
Head. | Brief description. | Authority. | Page. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Present habitat. | Northern Arakan ... | Hughes ... ... Rigby ... ... |
11 78 |
| 2 | Origin ... | From north of their present habitat. | British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. II. Rigby ... ... |
74 78 |
| 3 | Political and social divisions. | Seventeen clans of Kami specified. Fifteen clans of Mro named. |
British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. II. British Burma Gazetteer, Vol II. |
253 425 |
| 4 | Allied tribes | Chins, Lushais, Burmans, Shendus. | British Burma Gazetteer. Vol. II. | 74-75 |
| 5 | Language and dialects. | Kami to the Kuki Chin, and Mro to the Burmese group of Tibeto-Burman branch. | Linguistic Survey of India Vol. III, Part III. Kami Vocabularies. B. Houghton, J. R. A. S., Volume XXVII, 1895. Kami Handbook. C. Pren dergast, 1906. |
347, 385 111 |
| 6 | Religion ... | Animistic ; worship of spirits ; sacrifices ; sacrifice posts. | Hughes ... ... British Burma Gazetteer, Vol. II. Rigby ... ... |
17 253, 425 68 79 |
