Maraic languages
Group of Tibeto-Burman languages
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The Maraic languages are a branch of Kuki-Chin languages.
Geographic
distributionMizoram, India and Chin State, Myanmar
distributionMizoram, India and Chin State, Myanmar
EthnicityMara
| Maraic | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Mizoram, India and Chin State, Myanmar |
| Ethnicity | Mara |
| Linguistic classification | Sino-Tibetan |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | mara1381 (Maraic) |
Languages
Sound changes
VanBik (2009) lists the following sound changes from Proto-Kuki-Chin to Proto-Maraic.[1]
- Proto-Kuki-Chin *-p, *-t, *-k > Proto-Maraic *-ʔ
- Proto-Kuki-Chin *-ʔ > Proto-Maraic zero
- Proto-Kuki-Chin *-r, *-l > Proto-Maraic zero
- Proto-Kuki-Chin *kr- > Proto-Maraic *ts-
Peterson (2017) groups Kuki-Chin in a peripheral/central manner. As a result, he groups Maraic and Central Kuki-Chin, as one Central Kuki-Chin grouping, and refers to the latter as "Core Central". He supports this grouping by the treatment of Proto-Kuki-Chin *Cl- in the families.[2]