Chokri language

Chokri
Chokri
Native to	India
Region	Nagaland
Ethnicity	Chakhesang Naga
Native speakers	111,062 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Angami–Pochuri Chokri; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nri
Glottolog	chok1243

Chokri leads here. For Arabic-based name Chokri, see Shukri

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
		Bilabial	Labiodental	plain	lateral	Alveolo-palatal	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal	voiceless	m	ɱ	n			ɲ	ŋ
Nasal	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
Fricative	voiced	β	v	z		ʑ		ɣ	ʁ
Approximant	voiceless			ɻ̊	l̥
Approximant	voiced			ɻ	l

Script[edit]

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

References[edit]

↑ "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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Chokri language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ ^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.
↑ Sachdeva, Rajesh (2001). Language Education in Nagaland: Sociolinguistic Dimensions. Regency Publications. ISBN 9788187498339.

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[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.

[e18-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Chokri language at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Zhalie-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.

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