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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 · 22.1°N 93.0°E

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.

From Wikipedia · Mara language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Mara

MeaningWordRomanization
personCisa*
eyemo*
earnaCakao*
nosehnapasu*
toothha*
tonguepalei*
handpazati*
bloodthi*
boneruki*
skinsahvo*
kneepakhu*
breastCaCohna*
liverpathi*
waterti
firemei*
sunno*
starawsi*
stonealo*
mountainsapopa*
treetho*
leafCo*
nightza*
dogi*
fishNah*
louseahri*
onemiakha*
twomiano*
Ikeima*
younama*
wekeimo*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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