NMA ISO 639-3
Naga, Maram
Maram Autonym
A language of India
- ISO 639
- nma
- Autonym
- Maram
- Population
- 32,500 (2011 census).
- Location:
- Assam state; Manipur state: Imphal district; Senapati district, 26 villages near Maram, 5 villages near Senapati.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational).
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Naga
- Dialects
- Willong Circle, Maram Khullen Circle, T. Khullen, Ngatan.
- Language Use
- Home, village, religion. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni], especially men (more than women).
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 60% (2003). Literacy rate in L2: 20% (2000) or 40%–50% (2003). All young people can read Latin script. Writing system does not indicate tone. Literacy among older people is lower. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Grammar. NT: 2004.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Naga, Maram
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- A Scheduled Tribe. Christian, traditional religion.
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Location: Assam state; Manipur state: Imphal district; Senapati district, 26 villages near Maram, 5 villages near Senapati.
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