Hmar
A language of India
| Population | 50,000 (1997). |
| Region | Assam, North Cachar and Cachar districts; Manipur, south, Tipaimukh, Churachandpur, 35 villages; Mizoram, Aizawl, Cachar, North Cachar districts; Tripura. |
| Alternate names | Hamar, Hmari, Mhar |
| Dialects | Similar to Zou [zom]. |
| Classification | Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin-Naga, Kuki-Chin, Central |
| Language use | Also use Assamese [asm], Meitei [mni], or Mizo [lus]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 90%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1968–2004. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | A Scheduled Tribe. Ethnic Hmar living in Mizoram speak Mizo [lus] as L1. Christian. |
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