Lastly, it should be noticed that Tipura, an outlying member of the Boro group, often exhibits a sound system more closely corresponding to that of the Kuki-Chin languages (which are its neighbours) than Boro, Dimasa, or Garo.
The resemblances in vocabulary between Mikir and the Western Naga dialects are extensive, as will be seen from the list (due to Mr. A. W. Davis) at p. 201, vol. III., part ii., of the Linguistic Survey. These need not be repeated here. The following is a list of Boro (Darrang), Dimasa, Garo, and Tipura words which seem to correspond with Mikir. It will be seen, however, by reference to the columns headed Kuki-Chin and Naga (including Naga-Kuki), that in the case of nearly all these words the other two families, as well as Mikir, have the same roots. They therefore belong to the common stock of the Tibeto-Burman languages of Assam, and do not by themselves prove any close connection of Mikir with Boro.
English. Mikir. Boro Kuki-Chin. Naga. family.
nose nokàn Garo, Meithei Tangkhul nukum, natol (n) natung nakung Thado nakui Angami a-niki Tipura, Lushei nhar E. Naga bukung nakong, natong eye mèk Boro megan Meithei } Ang. mhi, mhü Dimasa mu Thado } mit Tangk. mik Garo Lushei } Maram mek mik-ren Shö (Chin) E. Naga mik mik, mek mouth ing-ho Boro Lushei ka Ang. tha, khu-ga Khami kha me-tha Dimasa khau Shö kho Rengma Garo màng-khòng ho-tom, ku-sik tooth so Boro Andro sho Ang. ho, hu ha-thau Sengmai shoa Sema a-hu Dimasa id. Thado } ha Lushei } Shö haw ear no Garo Meithei } na Ang. nü na-chil, Lai } Lhota en-no na-kal Shö a-nho Maring ka-na face me-hàng Boro Meithei mae makhàng Lushei hmai Garo mikkang Tipura mukhàng belly pòk Dimasa ho Meithei puk Ang. va Garo ok, Andro puk Sema a-pfo pi-puk Shö puk Lhota o-pòk Tipura Lai paw bahak Thado wai father po Boro } fa Meithei } Ang. po Dimasa } Lushei } pa Sema pa Garo pa, ba Thado } Ao ta-ba Tipura ba Sengmai } Lhota o-po Khami } po Shö } son so-po Boro f'sa Meithei } chapa Lhota o-tsöe Dimasa Thado } Maring cha pasa, sa Khami chopo Hatigoria Garo sa, Shö cho chapa pi-sa Tipura basa daughter so-pi Dimasa Meithei pu-su cha-(anu)-pi Khami numpui-cho cat mèng, Garo Thado meng-cha mèng-kalu mèng-go Tipura Ranghkhol a-ming meng Shö min iron ingchin Boro shurr Andro sen, sel Ang. the-zhi Dimasa sher Lushei thir Yachumi Garo Thado } thi inchi sil, sar Shö } Thukumi ise Tipura sir Khami sing