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The Hmar language or Khawsak ṭawng belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar. According to the official 2011 Census of India, there are 29,268 Hmar/Khawsak speakers in Assam, 48,375 in Manipur, 1,700 in Meghalaya, 18,587 in Mizoram although Majority of the Hmars in Mizoram speak Duhlian (Mizo).

Hmar(Hmar Ṭawng)
Manmasi, Sinlung, Mar
Pronunciation	[m̥a]
Native to	India
Region	Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
Ethnicity	Hmar
Native speakers	98,988[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman South Central Central Hmar cluster Hmar(Hmar Ṭawng)
Early forms	Manmasi Nelachal Tukbemsawm
Writing system	Latin
Official status
Official language in	India
Recognised minority language in	Assam, Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya
Language codes
ISO 639-3	hmr
Glottolog	hmar1241
ELP	Hmar

Hmar/Khawsak is a recognised language in the School curriculum of Assam, Manipur and Mizoram, and also recently recognised as one of the Modern Indian Language (MIL) at Manipur University. Board of Secondary Education, Assam has also included Hmar(Khawsak dialect) as an MIL in its matriculation syllabus from 2005. Both Manipur University and Assam University, Silchar has also permitted Khawsak Hmar language to be studied as Modern Indian Language in the Graduation level.

Geographical distribution

Khawsak dialect of Hmar is spoken in the following locations

• Assam: Dima Hasao district (formerly North Cachar district), Karbi Anglong district, Barak Valley (Hailakandi district, Karimganj district and Cachar district)
• Manipur: Pherzawl district, Churachandpur district, Jiribam district, Imphal and Moreh
• Mizoram: Aizawl district, Champhai district and Kolasib district
• Tripura: In and around Darchawi and Jampui Hills
• Meghalaya: Shillong and Khaddum village
• Myanmar: Tamu
• Bangladesh: Bawm

Since Hmar speakers are scattered over a vast area in Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Chittagong Hill tracts, North Carolina Hills and Cachar district of Assam state and Myanmar, there appears to be slight dialectal distinction. There is no homogeneous settlement of Hmar speakers alone.^{[citation needed]} 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

External links

• VIRTHL-Ushering Change: News & Info House of the Hmars Visit Site
• Hmar Rûnpui : Hmar Social Networking Visit Site
• Manipur Online The Unresolved Issues of the Hmar
• Hmar.in
• Hmarram.com
• Sinlung News

На других языках

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- [en] Hmar language

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[fr] Hmar

Le hmar est une langue tibéto-birmane parlée dans la région Nord-Est de l'Inde, principalement dans l'état du Mizoram, mais également dans les états voisins de l'Assam du Tripura et du Manipur, par environ 50 000 Hmars.

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[ru] Хмар (язык)

Хмар — язык народа хмар, принадлежит к куки-чинской группе тибето-бирманских языков. Распространён на северо-востоке Индии, в штатах Мизорам, Манипур и Ассам. Согласно данным индийской переписи населения 2001 года, число носителей языка составляет 83 404 человека. В качестве письменности используется латиница. Используется в качестве языка обучения в школах, кроме того изучается в Ассамском, Манипурском и других университетах в качестве факультативного предмета.

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