Miu-Khumi tribe
Introduction The '''Miu-Khumi''' people are one of the Mizo tribes, native to Paletwa sub-division in the Chin State, and Akyab District in Arakan State of Myanmar.
Variations The Mara and Lusei tribes called them ''Matu'', Arakanese and Mogh called them ''Kha-mi'' or ''Kha-mui''. They called themselves ''Kumi'', pronounced as ''Khumi''. British writers used ''Mru'' or ''Mro'' for ''Miu''. Miu are also known as ''Myo''. Mizo people called them ''Miria''. The Miu and Khumi tribes mixed with each other, and are now considered a single tribe.
Demography Total population of Miu-Khumi is 20,682 in 1901, of which 13,300 are pure Khumi.
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