Naga, Chothe

A language of India

ISO 639: nct
Alternate Names: Chawte, Chote, Chothe, Chowte
Population: 3,590 (2011 census). Ethnic population: 3,600 (2011 census).
Location:: Manipur state: Bishnupur district, Lamlang Hupi village; Chandel district, 15 villages; Nagaland state: near Myanmar border.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Kuki-Chin, Northwestern
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Tarao Naga [tro]. Reported intelligibility of Aimol [aim]. Lexical similarity: less than 60% with any neighboring languages.
Language Use: Purest Chothe spoken in Purum Khullen. Home, village, religion. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Meitei [mni].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 90% in Meitei [mni] (Bengali script) (2000). Literature. NT: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Naga, Chothe
Writing: Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Manipur state: Bishnupur district, Lamlang Hupi village; Chandel district, 15 villages; Nagaland state: near Myanmar border.