:''Chokri leads here. For Arabic-based name Chokri, see
Shukri''
Chokri, (also known as Chakrü, Chakhesang and Eastern Angami) is one of three languages spoken by the
Chakhesang Naga
The Chakhesangs are a major Naga ethnic group found in the Indian state of Nagaland. Chakhesangs were previously known as the former Eastern Angamis, now recognized as a separate ethnic group. The Chakhesangs are divided into two groups known ...
of
Phek district
Phek District (pron:/ˈfɛk/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At , the district is the seventh-most populous district in Nagaland and 596th most populous district in India with 163,418 inhabitants. The district is home to 8.26% ...
,
Nagaland
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state,
India
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.
There are also some Chokri speakers residing in the
Senapati District of
Manipur
Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a States and territories of India, state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It ...
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In 1991, it was estimated that there were 20,000 native Chokri speakers.
Phonology
* /b/ is heard as a fricative when before /ɯ/.
* /p/ is heard as when before /ɨ/.
* /m/ is heard as when before high back vowels.
* /ts, tsÊ°, dz/ is heard as
tɕʰ, /s, z/ as
and /n/ as , all occurring when before /i/.
* /n/ is heard as
�between two high back vowels.
* /k, kÊ°/ can also be heard as
qÊ° /É¡/ as , /É»/ as
and /ɻ̊/ as all occurring in free variation.
* /ɨ/ is heard as in unstressed position.
* Sounds /e, o/ can be heard as
in free variation.
Script
The Chokri language is largely written in the
Latin script
The Latin script, also known as Roman script, is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greece, Greek city of Cumae, in southe ...
.
References
Languages of Nagaland
Angami–Pochuri languages
Endangered languages of India
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