Mara
Mara is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Myanmar, by about 400 thousand people. Glottolog rates it threatened.
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Mara (Mara: Mara reih, pronounced [mərà reɪ]; Burmese: မရာဘာသာစကား, pronounced [mərà bàθàzəɡá]) is a Kuki-Chin language spoken by Mara people, mostly the Tlosai tribe living in 30 villages of Chhimtuipui district, southern Mizoram, India; 9 villages in Thantlang District, Chin State, Burma; and several more in Matupi District, Chin State, Burma.
The Mara (Tlosai) languages belong to the Kuki-Chin branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The speakers of the languages are also known as Mara (Tlosais). Shendu is a colonial name.
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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Words in Mara
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | Cisa* | |
| eye | mo* | |
| ear | naCakao* | |
| nose | hnapasu* | |
| tooth | ha* | |
| tongue | palei* | |
| hand | pazati* | |
| blood | thi* | |
| bone | ruki* | |
| skin | sahvo* | |
| knee | pakhu* | |
| breast | CaCohna* | |
| liver | pathi* | |
| water | ti | |
| fire | mei* | |
| sun | no* | |
| star | awsi* | |
| stone | alo* | |
| mountain | sapopa* | |
| tree | tho* | |
| leaf | Co* | |
| night | za* | |
| dog | i* | |
| fish | Nah* | |
| louse | ahri* | |
| one | miakha* | |
| two | miano* | |
| I | keima* | |
| you | nama* | |
| we | keimo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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