Loading AI tools
Ethnic group From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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" 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 |
![]() | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (February 2024) |
According to the 2011 census, the population of the Chothe tribe in Manipur was 3,585.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.