Hmaric languages explained

Hmaric languages
Nativename:Hmar ṭawnghai
Pronunciation:pronounced as /mis/
States:India
Region:Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
Ethnicity:Hmar
Familycolor:Sino-Tibetan
Fam2:Kuki-Chin
Fam3:Central
Fam4:Mizoic
Script:Latin
Minority:Assam, Manipur and Mizoram
Iso3:none
Glotto:hmar1240
Glottorefname:Hmaric

The Hmaric languages (Hmar ṭawnghai) or Hmar languages[1] are a subbranch of the Kukish 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glottolog 4.7 - Hmaric . 2023-02-07 . glottolog.org.
  2. VanBik, Kenneth. 2009. Proto-Kuki-Chin: A Reconstructed Ancestor of the Kuki-Chin Languages. STEDT Monograph 8, p. 50.
  3. 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".
  4. Singh. Chungkham Yashawanta. The linguistic situation in Manipur. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 1995. 18. 1. 129–134. 19 June 2014.