Chokri language

"Chokri" redirects here. For the Arabic-based name Chokri, see Shukri.

Chokri, (also known as Chakrü, Chakhesang and Eastern Angami) is one of three languages spoken by the Chakhesang Naga of Phek district, Nagaland state, India.^[2] There are also some Chokri speakers residing in the Senapati District of Manipur.^[2] In 1991, it was estimated that there were 20,000 native Chokri speakers.^[3]

Chokri
Native to	India
Region	Nagaland
Ethnicity	Chakhesang Naga
Native speakers	111,062 (2011 census)[1]
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Angami–Pochuri Chokri
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nri
Glottolog	chok1243
ELP	Chokri Naga

Phonology

Consonants^[3]

		Labial	Alveolar/Retroflex			(Alveolo-) palatal	Velar	Glottal
			plain	sibilant	lateral
Nasal	voiced	m	n			(ɲ)	(ŋ)
	voiceless	m̥	n̥
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t	t͡s		(t͡ɕ)	k
	aspirated	pʰ	tʰ	t͡sʰ		(t͡ɕʰ)	kʰ
	voiced	b	d	d͡z		(d͡ʑ)	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless			s		(ɕ)		h
	voiced	v		z		(ʑ)	(ɣ)
Liquid	voiceless		ɻ̊		l̥
	voiced		ɻ		l

• /b/ is heard as a fricative [β] when before /ɯ/.
• /p/ is heard as [pf] when before /ɨ/.
• /m/ is heard as [ɱ] when before high back vowels.
• /ts, tsʰ, dz/ is heard as [tɕ, tɕʰ, dʑ], /s, z/ as [ʑ, ɕ], and /n/ as [ɲ], all occurring when before /i/.
• /n/ is heard as [ŋ] between two high back vowels.
• /k, kʰ/ can also be heard as [q, qʰ], /ɡ/ as [ɣ], /ɻ/ as [ɣ, ʁ], and /ɻ̊/ as [χ] all occurring in free variation.

Vowels^[3]

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u	ɯ
Mid	e		o
Open		a

• /ɨ/ is heard as [ə] in unstressed position.
• Sounds /e, o/ can be heard as [ɛ, ɔ] in free variation.

Script

The Chokri language is largely written in the Latin script.^[4]