Chothe language
Chothe (Chothe Naga, Chawte, Kyao) is a Southern Naga language of northeastern India. It may be intelligible with Aimol.[1]
| Chothe | |
|---|---|
| Chothe Naga | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Manipur, Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Chothe |
Native speakers | 3,600 (2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nct |
| Glottolog | chot1239 |
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 at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- DeLancey, Scott; Krishna Boro; Linda Konnerth1; Amos Teo. 2015. Tibeto-Burman Languages of the Indo-Myanmar borderland. 31st South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable, 14 May 2015
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