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Kok Borok

A language of India

ISO 639-3: trp

Population	691,000 in India (1997). Population total all countries: 696,000.
Region	Tripura; Assam. Also in Bangladesh.
Alternate names	Kakbarak, Kokbarak, Tipura, Tripura, Tripuri, Usipi Mrung
Dialects	Jamatia, Noatia (Tipra), Debbarma. Debbarma is spoken by the royal family and is medium of communication with the other dialects; understood by all, but not vice versa.
Classification	Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Jingpho-Konyak-Bodo, Konyak-Bodo-Garo, Bodo-Garo, Bodo
Language use	Official language.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 74% in Tripura [trp]. Newspapers. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1998.
Writing system	Bengali script. Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim, Hindu, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Bangladesh

Language name	Kok Borok
Population	5,000 in Bangladesh.
Language maps	Bangladesh Bangladesh
Alternate names	Debbarma, Tipura, Tripura, Tripuri

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CLIFTON, John M., author. 2009. Orthography development as an ongoing collaborative process: lessons from Bangladesh.  

KIM, Amy; KIM, Seung; ROY, Palash; SANGMA, Mridul, authors. 2011. "The Tripura of Bangladesh: A Sociolinguistic Survey."