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Chokri language

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Native to
  
India

Ethnicity
  
Chakhesang Naga

ISO 639-3
  
nri

Region
  
Nagaland

Native speakers
  
84,000 (2001 census)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan Angami–Pochuri Angami Chokri

Chokri, or Eastern Angami, is one of three languages spoken by the Chakhesang Naga of Phek district, Nagaland state, India. Cheswezumi is main Chokri village in Nagaland. There are also some Chokri speakers located in Senapati district, Manipur. In 1991 it was estimated there were 20,000 native Chokri speakers.

References

Chokri language Wikipedia