29/07/2026
ISO LIATA MARA REIH REGISTRATION MOH
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Kaohki liata a pahrâpa Mara sawzy,
Khizaw liata reihzy registration taona, ISO (International Organization for Standardization) liata, Mara reih cha “Mara Chin” tahpa ta y ta. Cha cha “Mara” tahpa ta so awpa ta Nochhi Notla Mara (MEC, Association of Mara Language and Culture, ECM, MADC, Mara Bible Revision) vyuhpa ta ahawna eima tao. Mara reih cha “Mara Chin” tah leipa ta, “Mara” tahpa deita ta so awpa eima khona chhâpa chhao, a pasi pi ta chhopasiapa ta eima roh. Supporting document nata reference zy eima pangia pâ.
A siezie (process) vaw pasi kaw ta, kô thôh rachhôh eima chadaipazi tawhta, zâhnia tliata, 25 Juyly 2026 noh ta, “Mara Chin” tahpa ta Mara reih a y tyhpa cha “Mara” tahpa ta panano hapa a châ zie châpaphaopa (email) eima hmô. Eimâ ly ngaita.
Mara Biehrai App a taopa YouVersion liata chhao, “Mara” tahpa ta so awpa ta eima hnôhlâ kha pasia ha pi ta, “Mara” tahpa ta a y ha hra.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) liata Mara reih tawhta English nata English tawhta Mara reih lâta paliena App a tao khohpa nata Mara reih ChatGPT a tao khohpazy ta YouVersion liata Mara Biehrai base-pa ta tao lymâ thei bâ aw ei ta, kaohki liata Mara sawzy châta a phahnai kaw aw.
A ry liatapa he Mara reih cha, “Mara Chin” tahpa ta ISO liata registerpa tawhta “Mara” tahpa ta thla hapa a châna châpaphaopa (email) a châ.
Shendu reih tah tyhpa chhao, ano eih ta so khao leipa ta, Mara reih nata pahlyh hana biepathluna â hlao hra.
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Dear Submitters,
On behalf of the ISO 639 Maintenance Agency Secretariat, I would like to inform you of the result for the Change Request that you submitted. The summary of the ISO 639/MA decisions for this quarter is available in the most recent newsletter issue at the ISO 639/MA portal.
Change Requests 2025-034 and 2025-055 were adopted by the ISO 639/MA. The updated information can be viewed here:
2025-034, Update [mrh] Mara (639-3) -- a Kuki-Chin language of South Asia
• [mrh] Mara. Change the reference name: Old value = Mara Chin, New value = Mara
2025-055, Deprecate [shl] Shendu (639-3) -- a Kuki-Chin language of South Asia
• [shl] Shendu. Deprecate as duplicate: Replace with Mara [mrh]
• [mrh] Mara. Add additional name: New value = Shendu
Adopted changes are now reflected in the download tables provided by the Language Coding Agency for Set 3, SIL Global.
Thank you for your efforts in support of language identification!
Best regards,
Janell Nordmoe
Registrar, ISO 639-3 Language Coding Agency
SIL Global
iso639-3.sil.org
+1 972-708-7400
Dallas, TX USA
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