Chothe people

The Chothe people is one of the Naga ethnic group found in the state of Manipur, India. Some historians and anthropologists have erroneously recorded the Chothe as the Purum of India. They are listed as a Scheduled Tribe, in accordance with The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 Indian Constitution.^[3][4] They use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.^[5]

Chothe

"Chothe" written in Manipuri script (Meitei script)
Total population
3,585 approx,[1] Manipur
Languages
Chothe language (L1) Meitei language (L2)[2]
Religion
Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Meitei people, other Kuki people

Population

According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chothe tribe in Manipur was 3,585.