Mara language

Mara
Mara (Tlosaih)
Pronunciation[məra]
Native toMizoram, India; Burma
EthnicityMara people
Native speakers
(ca. 400,000 cited 1994–2011)[1]
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3mrh
Glottologmara1382
ELPMara Chin

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 adjacent villages in Burma.

The Mara (Tlosaih) languages belong to 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.

Mara is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by Mara people.

  1. ^ Mara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)