Chokri language

"Chokri" redirects here. For the 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
ELPChokri Naga

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

  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. ^ 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.