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
Mara (Tlosaih)
Native toMizoram, India; Burma
EthnicityMara people
Native speakers(ca. 400,000 cited 1994–2011)e18
Language family
Dialects
Tlosaih Siaha (lingua franca)
Tlosaih Saikao
Tlosaih Tokalo
Tlosaih Kiasie
Writing systemLatin
Language codes
ISO 639-3mrh

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.

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