The Hmar language belongs to the Kuki-Chin-Naga group of Tibeto-Burman stock of the great Sino-Tibetan family of languages. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar.

Hmar speakers are scattered over a vast area in Mizoram, Manipur, NC Hills and Cachar districts of Assam state, India. There is no homegenous settlement of Hmar speakers alone.

Hmar is a recognised language in the School curriculum of Assam, Manipur and Mizoram, and also recently recognised as one of the Modern Indian Language (MIL) at Manipur University.

According to the official 1991 census of the "Languages of India", there are 65,204 Hmar speakers.