Chokri language

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Chokri leads here. For Arabic-based name Chokri, see Shukri
Chokri
Native toIndia
RegionNagaland
EthnicityChakhesang Naga
Native speakers
111,062 (2011 census)[1]
Sino-Tibetan
Language codes
ISO 639-3nri
Glottologchok1243
ELPChokri Naga

Chokri, (also known as Chakru, Chakhesang and Eastern Angami) is one of three languages spoken by the Chakhesang Naga of Phek district, Nagaland state, India.[2] Cheswezumi is the most important Chokri village in Nagaland. There are also some Chokri speakers residing in Senapati district, Manipur.[2] In 1991, it was estimated that there were 20,000 native Chokri speakers.[3]

Phonology[]

Consonants[3]
Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Alveolo-palatal Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
plain lateral
Nasal voiceless m ɱ n ɲ ŋ
voiced m̥ n̥
Plosive voiceless p t k q
aspirated pʰ tʰ kʰ qʰ
voiced b d ɡ
Affricate voiceless p͡f t͡s t͡ɕ
aspirated t͡sʰ t͡ɕʰ
voiced d͡z d͡ʑ
Fricative voiceless s ɕ χ h
voiced β v z ʑ ɣ ʁ
Approximant voiceless ɻ̊ l̥
voiced ɻ l

Script[]

The Chokri language is largely written in the Latin script.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Chokri language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Bielenberg, Brian; Zhalie, Nienu (Fall 2001). "Chokri (Phek Dialect): Phonetics and Phonology" (PDF). Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area. 24 (2): 85–122. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ Sachdeva, Rajesh (2001). Language Education in Nagaland: Sociolinguistic Dimensions. Regency Publications. ISBN 9788187498339.
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