Marma is a member of the Lolo-Burmese branch of the Tibeto-Burman language family. It is spoken by about 200,000 people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh, particularly in Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari districts. It is considered one of the dialects of Arakanese, along with Ramree and Sandowa.
Marma is written with the Burmese script. It can also be written with the Bengali script.
Download an alphabet chart for Marma (Excel)
Hear how to pronounce the Marma letters:
Once a time, there was a man and his son who lived in Khagrachari. This son of his was very wise. One day he went to work with his father, and he was happy when they started their journey.
Source: Topics in Marma (မာရမာ).
Text carved by Tim Brookes of endangeredalphabets.com
Information about the Marma language and people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marma_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marma_people
https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/157882
Achang, Akha, Bisu, Burmese/Myanmar, Hani, Lahu, Lashi, Lipo, Lisu, Lolopo, Marma, Nisu, Nusu, Nuosu, Sani, Zaiwa
Aiton, Akha, Arakanese, Burmese, Eastern Pwo Karen, Jingpho, Khamti, Marma, Pali, Palaung, Pa'O, S'gaw Karen, Tai Laing, Tai Phake, Western Pwo
Page last modified: 15.02.26
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