Naga, Maram

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A language of India

ISO 639-3
nma
Autonym
Maram
User Population

32,500 (2011 census).

Location

Assam state; Manipur state: Imphal district; Senapati district, 26 villages near Maram, 5 villages near Senapati.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Western Naga
Dialects

Willong Circle, Maram Khullen Circle, T. Khullen, Ngatan.

Language Use

Home, village, religion. Used by all. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni], especially men (more than women).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 60% (2003). Literacy rate in L2: 20% (2000) or 40%–50% (2003). All young people can read Latin script. Writing system does not indicate tone. Literacy among older people is lower. Taught as subject in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Grammar. NT: 2004.

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OLAC resources in and about Naga, Maram
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

A Scheduled Tribe. Christian, traditional religion.