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:
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.