---
language:
  - hmr
  - en
license: mit
size_categories:
  - 10K<n<1M
task_categories:
  - translation
  - text-generation
  - token-classification
tags:
  - hmar
  - zo-languages
  - dictionary
  - lexicon
  - wordlist
  - translation
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: train
        path: "data/dictionary-*.json"
---

# wordlist

A structured digital lexicon containing 43,509 Hmar words, phrases, definitions, and translations compiled from five lexicographical sources.

Maintained by the **Hmar Heritage Foundation** ([hmarheritage.pages.dev](https://hmarheritage.pages.dev)).

---

## Overview
- **Languages:** Hmar (`hmr`, ISO 639-3, Glottolog: `hmar1241`), English (`en`)
- **Family:** Zo Languages
- **Volume:** 43,509 lexical entries across 5 dictionary files
- **Format:** JSON (`data/dictionary-001.json` to `data/dictionary-005.json`)
- **License:** MIT

## Included Sources

| File | Author / Source | Entry Count | Entry Type | Direction | Languages |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `dictionary-001.json` | Dr. John H. Pulamte | 10,884 | glossary | Hmar to English | `hmr` to `en` |
| `dictionary-002.json` | Upa J. Lungawi | 17,271 | glossary | English to Hmar | `en` to `hmr` |
| `dictionary-003.json` | Dr. Thanglung | 7,445 | glossary | English to Hmar | `en` to `hmr` |
| `dictionary-004.json` | Upa Dr. VL Tluonga Bapui | 7,898 | dictionary | Hmar to Hmar & English | `hmr` to `hmr+en` |
| `dictionary-005.json` | Hmar Heritage Foundation | 11 | combined | English to Hmar | `en` to `hmr` |

## Dataset Structure

Each entry in `data/*.json` follows this schema:

```json
{
  "id": "vl_bapui_00003",
  "word": "A bângkhai",
  "word_lang": "hmr",
  "definition": "la thaw dinga um, a la um ta rawp, remaining works, yet to be done, that which remains.",
  "definition_lang": "hmr+en",
  "pos": "adjective",
  "pronunciation": "/a-ba:ng-kha:i/",
  "entry_type": "dictionary",
  "dict_type": "hmr-hmr+en",
  "source": "Upa Dr. VL Tluonga Bapui"
}
```

## Usage
```python
from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("hmar-heritage-org/wordlist")
print(dataset["train"][0])
```

## Source & Provenance
Digitized and harmonized from historical print dictionaries and glossaries authored by Dr. John H. Pulamte, Upa J. Lungawi, Dr. Thanglung, and Upa Dr. VL Tluonga Bapui. Curation, schema standardization, and digital structuring were conducted by the Hmar Heritage Foundation.

## Citation
```bibtex
@dataset{hmar_heritage_wordlist_2026,
  author    = {{Hmar Heritage Foundation}},
  title     = {wordlist: A Structured Digital Lexicon for Hmar},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Hugging Face},
  doi       = {10.57967/hf/10423},
  url       = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/hmar-heritage-org/wordlist},
  keywords  = {Hmar, hmr, hmar1241, Zo Languages, Dictionary, Lexicon},
  note      = {Language: Hmar (ISO 639-3: hmr, Glottolog: hmar1241). Language family: Zo Languages.}
}
```