Chothe language

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Native to India Ethnicity Chothe ISO 639-3 nct		Region Manipur, Nagaland Native speakers 3,600 (2001)
Language family Sino-Tibetan(Tibeto-Burman)KukishNorthernChothe

Chothe (Chothe Naga, Chawte, Kyao) is a Kukish language of India. It may be intelligible with Aimol.

Geographical distribution

Chothe is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue). The "purest" Chothe is reported to be spoken in Purum Khullen (Ethnologue).

Southeastern Manipur

Chandel district (in 15 villages)

Bishnupur district (in Lamlang Hupi village)

Nagaland (near the Myanmar border)

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