Information from: “Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 17th Edition (2013)” . Paul M. Lewis; Gary F. Simons; and Charles D. Fennig · Dallas, Texas: SIL International
Vulnerable
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
50,000 (population total, all countries)
30,000 Mru speakers live in Bangladesh.
TRANSMISSION
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Spoken by the Mru of all ages
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Marma; Bengali; Chittagonian
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS
80% of the Mru also speak Marma
Scripts (Writing system)
Mro script (invented in 1980's)
Competing Orthographies
Latin script
PLACES
Bangladesh; India; Myanmar
LOCATION DESCRIPTION
Bangladesh: Chittagong division, Bandarban district
Information from: “World Oral Literature Project” .
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
81,231
Information from: “South Asia and the Middle East” (289-348 ch. 4) . George Van Driem (2007) , Christopher Mosely · London and NewYork: Routledge
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
40,000
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Speakers are losing their language in favour of Bengali.
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
Bengali
Information from: “Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger” . Christopher Moseley (ed.) (2010) UNESCO Publishing
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available