Mara language
Mara is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by Mara people, mostly the Tlosaih tribe living in 30 villages of Chhimtuipui district, southern Mizoram, India and the close villages in Burma.
Mara | |
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Mara (Tlosaih) | |
Native to | Mizoram, India; Burma |
Ethnicity | Mara people |
Native speakers | (ca. 400,000 cited 1994–2011)e18 |
Language family | |
Dialects | Tlosaih Siaha (lingua franca)
Tlosaih Saikao
Tlosaih Tokalo
Tlosaih Kiasie
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Writing system | Latin |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mrh |
The Mara (Tlosaih) languages are from the Kuki-Chin branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The speakers of the languages are also known as Mara (Tlosais).
Mara is a recognised language in the Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) school curriculum. Mara is a compulsory subject for all schools up to class VII (middle school) under the Board of School Education, MADC.