| Chokri | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Chakhesang Naga |
Native speakers | 111,062 (2011 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nri |
| Glottolog | chok1243 |
| ELP | Chokri Naga |
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Chokri, (also known asChakrü,Chakhesang andEastern Angami) is one of three languages spoken by theChakhesang Naga ofPhek district,Nagaland state,India.[2] There are also some Chokri speakers residing in theSenapati District ofManipur.[2] In 1991, it was estimated that there were 20,000 native Chokri speakers.[3]
| Labial | Alveolar/Retroflex | (Alveolo-) palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | sibilant | lateral | ||||||
| Nasal | voiced | m | n | (ɲ) | (ŋ) | |||
| voiceless | m̥ | n̥ | ||||||
| Plosive/ Affricate | voiceless | p | t | t͡s | (t͡ɕ) | k | ||
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | t͡sʰ | (t͡ɕʰ) | kʰ | |||
| voiced | b | d | d͡z | (d͡ʑ) | ɡ | |||
| Fricative | voiceless | s | (ɕ) | h | ||||
| voiced | v | z | (ʑ) | (ɣ) | ||||
| Liquid | voiceless | ɻ̊ | l̥ | |||||
| voiced | ɻ | l | ||||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u | ɯ |
| Mid | e | o | ||
| Open | a | |||
The Chokri language is largely written in theLatin script.[4]
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