Also Known As:
Murung, Mro, Mrung, Maru, Niopreng, Mro-Mru, Mroo, မရူ
Dialects & Varieties
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)
Lewis, M. Paul, Gary F. Simons, and Charles D. Fennig (eds.), 2013. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com.
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50,000 (population total, all countries)
Native Speakers Worldwide
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
80% of the Mru also speak Marma
Location and Context
Countries
Bangladesh; India; Myanmar
Location Description
Bangladesh: Chittagong division, Bandarban district
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Marma; Bengali; Chittagonian
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Mro script (invented in 1980's)
Other writing systems used:
Latin script
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
Events and group concerned with preserving endangered alphabets.