Chokri, (also known as Chakru, Chakhesang and Eastern Angami) is one of three languages spoken by the Chakhesang Naga of Phek district, Nagaland state, India. Cheswezumi is the most important Chokri village in Nagaland. There are also some Chokri speakers residing in Senapati district, Manipur. In 1991, it was estimated that there were 20,000 native Chokri speakers.
Phonology
Consonants
Nasal voiceless
voiced
Plosive voiceless
aspirated
voiced
Affricate voiceless
aspirated
voiced
Fricative voiceless
voiced
Approximant voiceless
voiced
Script
The Chokri language is largely written in the Latin script.
| Chokri | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Nagaland |
| Ethnicity | Chakhesang Naga |
|
Native speakers
|
111,062 (2011 census)[1] |
|
Language family
|
Sino-Tibetan
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nri |
| Glottolog | chok1243 |
| ELP | Chokri Naga |