Hmar language
E575831
The Hmar language is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken primarily by the Hmar people in northeastern India, especially in the states of Mizoram, Manipur, and Assam.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tibeto-Burman language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hmar culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSubgroup | Kuki-Chin branch ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Kuki-Chin languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mizo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hmar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hmar ṭawng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityEffort |
Hmar language publications
ⓘ
language preservation initiatives ⓘ |
| hasConsonantInventory | typical Tibeto-Burman consonant system ⓘ |
| hasDialects | various regional varieties ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | taught informally in community settings ⓘ |
| hasGrammarType | SOV word order (typical of Tibeto-Burman) ⓘ |
| hasISO639Code | hmr ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | agglutinative features ⓘ |
| hasMediaUse | used in local print and digital media ⓘ |
| hasNativeSpeakersIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalType | tonal language (Sino-Tibetan family tendency) ⓘ |
| hasReligiousText | Bible translations in Hmar ⓘ |
| hasRiskStatus | potentially vulnerable ⓘ |
| hasStandardForm | emerging standard based on church and literary usage ⓘ |
| hasStatus | minority language in India ⓘ |
| hasVowelInventory | small to moderate vowel system ⓘ |
| isPartOf | linguistic diversity of Northeast India ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Sino-Tibetan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibeto-Burman ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Hmar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ Manipur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizoram NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern India ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hmar churches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hmar community organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
education (local contexts) ⓘ religious activities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hmar Christian hymns
ⓘ
Hmar literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
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