Hmar languages
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The Hmar languages belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar.
| Hmar | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Template:IPA-bodia |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya |
| Ethnicity | Hmar |
Native speakers | 2,00,000+[1] |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India |
Recognised minority language in | Assam, Manipur and Mizoram |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hmr |
| Glottolog | hmar1241 |
In Manipur, Hmar exhibits partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kukish dialects of the area including Thadou, Paite, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom and Gangte languages.[2]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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