Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Chothe language

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Native to
  
India

Ethnicity
  
Chothe

ISO 639-3
  
nct

Region
  
Manipur, Nagaland

Native speakers
  
3,600 (2001)

Language family
  
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) Kukish Northern Chothe

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)

    • References

    Chothe language Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA