Hmar languages

Hmar
Pronunciation	[m̥a]
Native to	India
Region	Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
Ethnicity	Hmar
Native speakers	2,00,000+[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Kuki-Chin Central Hmar; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	India
Recognised minority; language in	Assam, Manipur and Mizoram
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hmr
Glottolog	hmar1241

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.

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]

References

"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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[1] "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-2] Singh, Chungkham Yashawanta (1995). "The linguistic situation in Manipur" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 18 (1): 129–134. Retrieved 19 June 2014.