Kokborok - Language of Borok
Kokborok is the language of Borok people of Twipra (Tripura) which can be analyzed in a very simple way, 'Kok' means language and 'Borok' means a name of a people group or a nation. Thus the name of this language is called Kokborok. The Kokborok speaking people comprises about 1.5 million spreading in the North-East India and also in the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal etc. The Borok people originally came from Boro people in Assam in North-East India. In the course of history, they separated from each other. Even now 70% of their linguistic terms and cultural life are still maintaining similarities.
Kokborok - Typology
The historical background of Kokborok may be quoted from the book of Sir G.A Grearson, The Linguistic Survey of India. There are about 179 languages having 544 different dialects in India. Out of 179 languages, 116 languages belongs to the Sino-Tibetan linguistic family of which were mostly found in North-East India. The script of Kokborok is called 'KOLOMA'. The Chronicle of the Borok Kings were written in a book namely 'Rajratnakar', this book was originally written in Kokborok and its script KOLOMA by Durlobendra Chontai. Later Sukreswar and Vaneswar translated in into Sanskrit and now again translated into Bengali. Though, the chronicle of Twipra in Kokborok and Rajratnakar are now not available. In view of the above, it is undoubtedly the Kokborok has had developed much even 700 years before. It was why and how the Kokborok was totally vanished, scholars would peep in this regard. So, the written form of Kokborok has shaped thousands of years before indeed. Twipra was ruled by as many as 184 Borok Kings for about 5000 years without break. Unfortunately, the peculiarity of the Kings of Borok nation was that they ignored their mother tongue Kokborok and their culture. Consequently in the 19th century A.D. the then King Birchandra (1862-96 A.D.) introduced Bengali as royal language and since then the Kings given all their efforts to abolish their own language Kokborok and Borok culture. In the course of history, India was set free from British power on 15th August 1947 and divided as Hindustan and Pakistan. When million of Hindu Bengalis flee this country for life from East Pakistan presently known as Bangladesh to Borok land which was still independent country in those days. The then King Bir Chandra Kishore Manikya Bahadur Debbarma rescued them with food and shelter. Now the 1991 census reports the Hindu Bengalis found 70% of the total population of the state. As owner of the soil when they raise their voice for survival they are now interpreted as separates, extremists and so on. On the 15th October in 1949 the independent Twipra become part of the democratic country.
The official identity of the Kokborok speaking community
Kokborok speaking people without any logic behind. This is very unfortunate in regarding to the common identity of the Kokborok speaking people.
Kokborok is the language of Borok people of Twipra (Tripura) which can be analyzed in a very simple way, 'Kok' means language and 'Borok' means a name of a people group or a nation. Thus the name of this language is called Kokborok. The Kokborok speaking people comprises about 1.5 million spreading in the North-East India and also in the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal etc. The Borok people originally came from Boro people in Assam in North-East India. In the course of history, they separated from each other. Even now 70% of their linguistic terms and cultural life are still maintaining similarities.
Kokborok - Typology
The historical background of Kokborok may be quoted from the book of Sir G.A Grearson, The Linguistic Survey of India. There are about 179 languages having 544 different dialects in India. Out of 179 languages, 116 languages belongs to the Sino-Tibetan linguistic family of which were mostly found in North-East India. The script of Kokborok is called 'KOLOMA'. The Chronicle of the Borok Kings were written in a book namely 'Rajratnakar', this book was originally written in Kokborok and its script KOLOMA by Durlobendra Chontai. Later Sukreswar and Vaneswar translated in into Sanskrit and now again translated into Bengali. Though, the chronicle of Twipra in Kokborok and Rajratnakar are now not available. In view of the above, it is undoubtedly the Kokborok has had developed much even 700 years before. It was why and how the Kokborok was totally vanished, scholars would peep in this regard. So, the written form of Kokborok has shaped thousands of years before indeed. Twipra was ruled by as many as 184 Borok Kings for about 5000 years without break. Unfortunately, the peculiarity of the Kings of Borok nation was that they ignored their mother tongue Kokborok and their culture. Consequently in the 19th century A.D. the then King Birchandra (1862-96 A.D.) introduced Bengali as royal language and since then the Kings given all their efforts to abolish their own language Kokborok and Borok culture. In the course of history, India was set free from British power on 15th August 1947 and divided as Hindustan and Pakistan. When million of Hindu Bengalis flee this country for life from East Pakistan presently known as Bangladesh to Borok land which was still independent country in those days. The then King Bir Chandra Kishore Manikya Bahadur Debbarma rescued them with food and shelter. Now the 1991 census reports the Hindu Bengalis found 70% of the total population of the state. As owner of the soil when they raise their voice for survival they are now interpreted as separates, extremists and so on. On the 15th October in 1949 the independent Twipra become part of the democratic country.
The official identity of the Kokborok speaking community
Kokborok speaking people without any logic behind. This is very unfortunate in regarding to the common identity of the Kokborok speaking people.
- The Debbarma and the part of Tripura surnames are called Tripuri community.
- The Reang community which is one of the Panji of the Bru dialect of Kokborok became a separate community.
- The Jomatia surname itself became a community according to its surname.
- The Rupini and Koloi are recognized as Halam community but there are some Halam community existences among the Non-Kokborok speaking group.
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