Chothe language

Chothe (Chawte, Kyao) is a Sino-Tibetan language of Kuki-Chin subgroup of northeastern India. It may be intelligible with Aimol. The speakers of this language use Meitei language as their second language (L2) according to the Ethnologue.

Geographical distribution
Chothe is spoken in the following locations (Ethnologue). The "purest" Chothe is reported to be spoken in Purum Khullen (Ethnologue).


 * Southeastern Manipur
 * Chandel district (in 15 villages)
 * Bishnupur district (in Lamlang Hupi village)
 * Nagaland (near the Myanmar border)