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Hmar
Hmar may refer to: *Hmars or Hmar people, in northeastern India **Hmar languages, Tibeto-Burman subfamily of languages, spoken by the Hmar ***Hmar language The Hmar language (Hmar: ''Khawsak Țawng'') is a Northern Mizo language spoken by the Hmar people of Northeast India. It belongs to the Kuki-Chin branch of this language family. Speakers of Hmar often use Mizo(Duhlian) as their second lan ..., the main Tibeto-Burman language of the Hmar {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hmar Language
The Hmar language (Hmar: ''Khawsak Țawng'') is a Northern Mizo language spoken by the Hmar people of Northeast India. It belongs to the Kuki-Chin branch of this language family. Speakers of Hmar often use Mizo(Duhlian) as their second language (L2). The language has official status in some regions and is used in education to varying degrees. It possesses a rich oral tradition, including traditional sayings (''Ṭawngkasuok'') and festival songs like the ''Sikpui Hla''. Classification The Hmar language is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family. It is specifically classified under the Zohnahtlak languages group.Bapui, Vanlal Tluonga. (2017). "Teaching of Hmar Language with Special Reference to Assam". ''Language and Language Teaching, 6(2)'', Issue 12, pp. 1-4. The Zohnahtlak languages, including Hmar, are spoken in Mizoram, neighboring areas of Northeast India, and also in adjacent countries like Bangladesh and Myanmar. The language is verb-final. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hmars
Hmar people are a scheduled tribe ethnic group from the states of Manipur, Mizoram, Assam, and Meghalaya in Northeast India. They use the Hmar language as their primary language. In 2023, the Hmar Inpui, an apex body of the tribe 'reaffirmed' the identity of the Hmar people as Mizo. Population According to the 2011 Indian Census, there were 98,988 Hmar speakers (as first language). The Hmar population itself (including, Hmar people who speak Mizo language as their first language) roughly stands at 200,000–300,000. Several critics and scholars point out that a significant population of the Hmar people are fully 'Mizonised' in Mizoram, hence do not reflect as "Hmar tribe" population, rather as "Any Mizo tribes" in Census reports. Language Hmar people use the Hmar language, which closely resembles the Mizo language and uses the Roman script. The script was introduced by British missionaries, including 'Pu Buanga' ( James Herbert Lorrain), during the colonial era in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hmar Languages
The Hmaric languages (''Hmar ṭawnghai'') or Hmar languages are a subbranch of the Kukish languages, Kukish-Mizo branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages, Sino-Tibetan language family which comprises Hmar language, Hmar proper (Khawsak Țawng/Trawng) Țhiek/Thriek, Saihriem language, Saihriem (Faihriem), Leiri, Dulien/Duhlian(a sub-clan of Faihriem) and others. The Hmar languages are often treated as dialects of a single language, since differences between them are reportedly minor.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". The speakers of the language are also known as Hmars, Hmar. In Manipur, Hmar exhibits partial mutual intelligibility with the other Kukish dialects of the area including Thadou language, Thadou, Paite language, Paite, Vaiphei language, Vaiphei, Simte language, Simte, Kom language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |