The Hmar language is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken as the primary language by the Hmar people of Northeast India. Speakers of Hmar often use Mizo as their second language.
Classification The Hmar language is a member of the Tibeto-Burman language family.Bapui, Vanlal Tluonga. (2017). "Teaching of Hmar Language with Special Reference to Assam". Language and Language Teaching, 6(2), Issue 12, pp. 1-4.
Geographical distribution Regions and speaker numbers The 2011 Census of India recorded 98,988 speakers of Hmar as a native language.
Phonology Alphabet (Hmar Hawrawp) and Orthography The Hmar alphabets, known as Hmar Hawrawp, has 25 letters: 6 vowels and 19 consonants. It is a modified version of the Roman script with some diacritic marks to help in pronunciation. + Hmar Hawrawp A Aw B Ch D E F G Ng H I J K L M N O P R S T Ț U V Z
Pronunciation + Pronunciation Guide Alphabets As In Alphabets As In Alphabets As In a "aa" of father aw "aww" of omnipotent or awkward b bee ch chaw d dee e ee f eff g "ek" of acknowledge ng "ang" of angst h eich i eye j jay k kay l el or elle m em n "en" of end o "ou" of ouch p pee r are s ess t tee ṭ tree u ooh v vee z zet
See also Mizo language Kuki-Chin languages Languages of Northeast India Hmar people Hmar literature
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