Hmar | Ethnologue

A language of India

ISO 639: hmr
Alternate Names: Hamar, Hmari, Mhar
Autonym: Hmar
Population: 99,000 (2011 census).
Location:: Assam state: Cachar district; Manipur state: south, Churachandpur, Tipaimukh, 35 villages; Mizoram state: Aizawl district; Tripura state.
Language Status: 4 (Educational).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Central, Mizo
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Zou [zom].
Language Use: Also use Assamese [asm]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni]. Also use Mizo [lus]. Used as L2 by Sakachep [sch].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 90%. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1968–2004.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hmar
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Ethnic Hmar living in Mizoram speak Mizo [lus] as L1. Christian.

Location: Assam state: Cachar district; Manipur state: south, Churachandpur, Tipaimukh, 35 villages; Mizoram state: Aizawl district; Tripura state.