Kokborok

Kokborok, Tiprakok
Kokborok, Tiprakok
Tripuri, Tripura, Tipra, Tippera
ককবরক‎
Native to	India, Bangladesh
Region	Tripura; Assam; Mizoram; Myanmar; Chittagong hill tracts; Cumilla; Chadpur; Sylhet; Rajbari; Feni District; Noakhali District;
Ethnicity	Tripuri
Native speakers	1,300,000 (2011)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Tibeto-Burman Central Tibeto-Burman (?) Sal Boro–Garo Kokborok, Tiprakok; ; ; ; ;
Early form	Early Tipra
Writing system	Koloma (original); Bengali–Assamese script; Latin script; Kokmari script (Unofficial);
Official status
Official language in	India Tripura;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; trp – Kokborok; ria – Riang; tpe – Tippera; usi – Usui; xtr – Early Tripuri
Linguist List	xtr Early Tripuri
Glottolog	tipp1238
	Kokborok speaking area
	Kokborok is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Kokborok (or Tripuri) is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Indian state of Tripura and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh.^[4] Its name comes from kok meaning "verbal" or "language" and borok meaning "people" or "human",^{[citation needed]} It is one of the ancient languages of Northeast India.^[5]

^ Cite error: The named reference censusindia.gov.in was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Kokborok at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Riang at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Tippera at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Usui at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Early Tripuri at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
^ Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexander, eds. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (PDF) (3rd ed.). Paris: UNESCO. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022.
^ "Kokborok". Sorosoro.org. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
^ Verghese, B. G. (2020) [First published 2011]. "Foreword". In Sarangi, Asha; Pai, Sudha (eds.). Interrogating reorganisation of states : culture, identity and politics in India. Taylor & Francis. p. xiv. ISBN 978-1-000-08407-8. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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[e27-2] Kokborok at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Riang at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Tippera at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Usui at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
Early Tripuri at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)

[3] Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexander, eds. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger (PDF) (3rd ed.). Paris: UNESCO. pp. 46–47. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022.

[4] "Kokborok". Sorosoro.org. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

[5] Verghese, B. G. (2020) [First published 2011]. "Foreword". In Sarangi, Asha; Pai, Sudha (eds.). Interrogating reorganisation of states : culture, identity and politics in India. Taylor & Francis. p. xiv. ISBN 978-1-000-08407-8. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

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