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Mara language

Sino-Tibetan language spoken in India and Burma From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mara (Mara reih; pronounced [mərà reɪ], 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 and the adjacent villages in Myanmar (Burma).

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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).

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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Written script

A written script for Mara was first created in 1852 by Captain S.R. Tickell.[2] Further scripts were invented in 1869 by Captain T.H. Lewin, in 1908 by Rev. F.W. Savidge and by R.A. Lorain.[2]

Mara alphabet (capital letters)

A, AW, Y, B, CH, D, E, F, H, I, K, L, M, N, NG, O, Ô, P, R, S, T, U, V, Z

Mara alphabet (lowercase letters)

a, aw, y, b, ch, d, e, f, h, i, k, l, m, n, ng, o, ô, p, r, s, t, u, v, z

Mara diphthongs

ao, yu, ai, ei, ia, ie, ua

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Grammar

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Plurals

The plural form of a noun is formed by affixing one of the following terms to the end of the noun:

  • zy (zeu)
  • zydua (zeu-dua)
  • nawh
  • sahlao (sha-hlawh)

Today the Mara language has its own alphabet; words inside brackets show author N.E. Parry's transliterations from 1937.

Interrogative words in Mara

  • What: Khâpa, Khâpa e, Khâpa maw
  • Where: Khataih lâ, Khataih liata
  • How: kheihta, kheihawhta, Khatluta, Kheihta maw
  • How much?: Khazie?
  • How long?: Khachâ e, Khachâ maw?
  • When: Khatita, Khatita e, Khâpa nota, nota, tita, nahta, pata Conj. thlaita, khati nota
  • Why: Khazia, Khazia-e, Khazia maw, Khâpa vâta
  • Why not: Khazia a châ vei chheih aw
  • Whose: Kheihawhpa, Kheihawhpa he, Kheihawhpa-e, Kheihawhpa maw, ahy he maw
  • Which: Kheihawhpa, Kheihawhpa he, Kheihawhpa-e, Kheihawhpa maw, ahy he maw
  • Friend: Viasa
  • Male Friend: Viasa Paw
  • Female Friend: Viasa Nô
  • Walk/Go: Sie (Phei ta Sie)
  • Run: Arâ, â râ
  • Sleep: Amô, Azia, Apazawh, â mô, â zia, â pazawh
  • See: Mo, hmô
  • Sit: Â tyuh, atyuh
  • Stand: Â duah, aduah
  • Jump: Â pathluah, apathluah
  • Hit: Â chô, achô
  • Eat: Nie
  • Drink: Doh

Pronouns

Singular

  • 1st person: keima, kei - I
  • 2nd person: nâma, na - you
  • 3rd person: ano, a or ama' - he, she, it

Plural

  • 1st person: eima - we
  • 2nd person: nâmo, nâma - you
  • 3rd person: âmo - they

Possessive Pronouns

Singular

  • Keima, ei - my
  • Keima eih, kei eih - mine
  • Nâma, na - thy (you)
  • Nâma eih, na eih - thine (yours)
  • Ama, a - him, her, it
  • Ama eih, a eih - his, hers, its

Plural

  • Keimo - our
  • Keimo eih - ours
  • Nâmo - your
  • Ahyrai - anyone
  • Ahy tlyma - someone, a certain one
  • A tlâhpi - some . . . others
  • A hropa - another, others
  • Ama zydua ta - all
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Phonology

Consonants

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  • A glottal stop [ʔ] may occur in onsets as a result of morphological combinations.
  • /t/ can be dental as [t̪] before /ɑ/ or /i/.
  • /k/ can also be heard as uvular [q] before /ɑ/ or /i/.
  • /s, z/ when preceding /i/ can be heard as alveolo-palatal [ɕ, ʑ].
  • Pre-aspiration can also be heard among nasals as [ʱm, ʱn].[3]

Vowels

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  • Sounds /o/ and /ɑ̝/ can be heard in free variation as [ɔ, ɐʊ] and [ʌ].[3]

References

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