Hmaric languages
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Languages of the Hmar people
| Hmaric languages | |
|---|---|
| Hmar ṭawnghai | |
| Pronunciation | [m̥áːr] |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya |
| Ethnicity | Hmar |
| Latin | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | Assam, Manipur and Mizoram |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | hmar1240 |
The Hmaric languages (Hmar ṭawnghai) or Hmar languages[1] are a subbranch of the Kukish-Mizo branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family which comprises Hmar proper (Khawsak Țawng/Trawng) Țhiek/Thriek, Saihriem (Faihriem), Leiri, Dulien/Duhlian(a sub-clan of Faihriem) and others.[2] The Hmar languages are often treated as dialects of a single language, since differences between them are reportedly minor.[3] The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar.
In Manipur, Hmar exhibits partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kukish dialects of the area including Thadou, Paite, Vaiphei, Simte, Kom and Gangte languages.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Glottolog 4.7 - Hmaric". glottolog.org. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ VanBik, Kenneth. 2009. Proto-Kuki-Chin: A Reconstructed Ancestor of the Kuki-Chin Languages. STEDT Monograph 8, p. 50.
- ^ Baruah, Dutta P.N. & V.L.Y. Bapui. 1996. Hmar Grammar. Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, p. 3: "Different sub-tribes and clans speak different varieties [...] The differences among them, however, are marginal".
- ^ Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. doi:10.32655/LTBA.18.1.09 . Retrieved 19 June 2014.
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