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]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nri
Glottologchok1243

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[edit]

Consonants[3]
Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Alveolo-palatal Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
plain lateral
Nasal voiceless m ɱ n ɲ ŋ
voiced
Plosive voiceless p t k q
aspirated
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
voiced ɻ l

Script[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. 2.0 2.1 Chokri language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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.