Naga, Chothe

NCT

vigorous

Alternate Names: Chawte, Chote, Chothe, Chowte

Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Tarao Naga ,. Reported intelligibility of Aimol ,. Lexical similarity: less than 60% with any neighboring languages.

Genealogy:

Sino-Tibetan
Tibeto-Burman
Sal
Kuki-Chin-Naga
Kuki-Chin
Northern

Demographics: 3,600 (2001). Ethnic population: 3,600.

Language Use: Purest Chothe spoken in Purum Khullen. Home, village, religion. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Meitei [mni].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 90% in Meitei (Bengali script) (2000).

Writing System: Bengali, Latin

Nation of Origin: India

Other Comments: A Scheduled Tribe. Christian.