TRP ISO 639-3
Kok Borok
Kok Borok, ককবরক (Kok borok) Autonym
A language of India
- ISO 639
- trp
- Alternate Names
- Halam, Hill Tippera, Kakbarak, Kohkborohk, Kokbarak, Kokborok, Tipura, Tripura, Tripuri, Usipi Mrung
- Autonym
- Kok Borok, ককবরক (Kok borok)
- Population
- 953,000 in India (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 958,000.
- Location:
- Assam and Tripura states.
- Language Status
- 4 (Educational). Statutory language of provincial identity in Tripura State (1964, Official Languages Act No. 19 (as amended)), not a Schedule VIII language.
- Classification
- Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Sal, Boro-Garo, Dimasa-Kokborok, Kok Borok
- Dialects
- Jamatia, Noatia (Tipra), Debbarma. Debbarma is spoken by the royal family and is medium of communication with the other dialects; understood by all, but not vice versa.
- Language Use
- Also use English [eng].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 74% (2001 census). Taught in primary and secondary schools. Literature. Newspapers. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1998.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Kok Borok
- Writing
- Bengali (Bangla) script [Beng]. Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Chittagong division: Chandpur and Comilla areas east of Ganges delta; Sylhet divsion: 2 border areas southeast of Habiganj.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous) View other languages of Bangladesh
Language Name
Kok Borok
User Population
5,000 in Bangladesh.
Map
Location: Assam and Tripura states.
Size and Vitality
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