KOKBOROK
Kokborok is the mother tongue of the Borok people and their main language spoken by the indigenous people of the state. Kokborok belong to the Tibeto-Burman family and has close affinity with other language family like Bodo, Garo, Dimasa etc. 9 sub-tribe or clan of Borok community speaks this language. They are Debbarma, Reang, Jamatias, Tripura, Noatia, Kalai, Murasing, Rupini, Uchai. According to 2011 census the total population of Kokborok is 8,80,537 (23.97% of total population)
This language has a glorious cultural tradition. Its folk literature i.e folk songs, folk tale, folk lores are very rich. Kokborok got the written form in the year of 1897 as Doulot Ahammad a muslim scholar wrote the first Kokborok Grammar named “ KOKBOROMA ANG TRIPURA – VYAKARAN GRAMMAR.”
Then Radha Mohan Thakur wrote a Grammar book in Kokborok named “ KOKBOROKMA” which was published in 1900 AD.
The publication of Kokborok Grammar book “KOKBOROKMA” written by Radha Mohan Thakur is recognized and observed by the state Government as first ever Kokborok publication.
The state Government declared Kokborok as one of the Official Language on 19th January, 1979.
In the year of 1981 Kokborok had been introduced as a medium of instruction at primary level. Presently Kokborok is being taught as language subject in 1244 schools at Elementary level & in 114 schools at Madhyamik level and in 59 schools at H.S(+2stage). Under the state Government. Kokborok has been introduced in degree level as elective subject in the year of 2012 and post graduate degree at Tripura (central) University in year of 2015.
List of High & Higher Secondary Schools where Kokborok is being taught:-
TRIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION | ||||
LIST OF SCHOOLS AFFILIATED TO TBSE WHERE KOKBOROK IS TAUGHT AT H.S. (+2 STAGE) LEVEL, 2023 | ||||
Sl No | School Code | District | School Name | Management (School Edu./Private) |
1 | 1H020 | DHALAI | HOKHU TWISA H.S.SCHOOL | School Edu |
2 | 1M026 | DHALAI | MANUGHAT CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
3 | 1R040 | DHALAI | RAISHYABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
4 | 2A016 | GOMATI | AMPINAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
5 | 2T023 | GOMATI | TAIDUBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
6 | 2B041 | GOMATI | BASHI CHANDRA PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
7 | 2K045 | GOMATI | KARBOOK PANJIHAM H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
8 | 2J079 | GOMATI | JALEMABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
9 | 2P092 | GOMATI | P.K.CHOWDHURY PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
10 | 2N091 | GOMATI | NOABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
11 | 3B062 | KHOWAI | BALARAM KOBRA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
12 | 3B001 | KHOWAI | BARAMAIDAN H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
13 | 3B019 | KHOWAI | BAIJALBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
14 | 3B024 | KHOWAI | BHARAT SARDAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
15 | 3A015 | KHOWAI | AMPURA BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
16 | 3K043 | KHOWAI | KHOWAI GOVT. GIRLS' CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
17 | 3B018 | KHOWAI | BACHAI BARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
18 | 3B022 | KHOWAI | BEHALA BARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
19 | 3L045 | KHOWAI | LALCHERRA GIRLS' H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
20 | 3R053 | KHOWAI | RATANPUR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
21 | 3T058 | KHOWAI | TULASIKHAR RAJNAGAR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
22 | 3M078 | KHOWAI | MUNGIABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
23 | 3I071 | KHOWAI | ICHARBIL H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
24 | 3P083 | KHOWAI | PARAKALAK H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
25 | 5P035 | SEPAHIJALA | PEKUARJALA H. S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
26 | 5G022 | SEPAHIJALA | GAZARIA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
27 | 5B046 | SEPAHIJALA | BISHRAMGANJ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
28 | 5D175 | SEPAHIJALA | DON BOSCO SCHOOL BISHRAMGANJ | Private |
29 | 5P052 | SEPAHIJALA | PRAMODNAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
30 | 5L028 | SEPAHIJALA | LALSINGMURA CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
31 | 5S070 | SEPAHIJALA | SUDHANYA DEBBARMA MEMORIAL H.S.SCHOOL | School Edu |
32 | 5S068 | SEPAHIJALA | SRINAGAR GABORDI CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
33 | 5T072 | SEPAHIJALA | TAKARJALA SOUTH H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
34 | 8M148 | WEST | M.T.GIRLS' H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
35 | 8B030 | WEST | BARKATHALIA CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
36 | 8C031 | WEST | CHANDPUR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
37 | 8M032 | WEST | MADHU CHOWDHURY PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
38 | 8S035 | WEST | SURENDRANAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
39 | 8T036 | WEST | TIPPRAH ACADEMY | Private |
40 | 8B053 | WEST | BARJALA BINAPANI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
41 | 8C059 | WEST | CHAMPAKNAGAR H. S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
42 | 8D187 | WEST | DON BOSCO H.S. SCHOOL | Private |
43 | 8J063 | WEST | JANMEJOYNAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
44 | 8J064 | WEST | JIRANIA KHOLA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
45 | 8S076 | WEST | SHIBNAGAR BORAKHA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
46 | 8T190 | WEST | TRIPURA PUBLIC SCHOOL | Private |
47 | 8Y081 | WEST | YAKHILI ACADEMY | Private |
48 | 8C060 | WEST | CHAUDHURI BARI GIRLS' CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
49 | 8B054 | WEST | BIRENDRANAGAR H.S.SCHOOL | School Edu |
50 | 8J139 | WEST | JATINDRA KUMAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
51 | 8M069 | WEST | MANDWI BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
52 | 8K084 | WEST | KAMALGHAT H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
53 | 8L085 | WEST | LEFUNGA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
54 | 8R086 | WEST | RABI KUMAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
55 | 8B136 | WEST | B.K.GIRLS' CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
56 | 8B093 | WEST | BODHJUNG GIRLS' H.S.SCHOOL | School Edu |
57 | 8I047 | WEST | ISHANPUR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
58 | 8C039 | WEST | CHANTAIBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
59 | 8B128 | WEST | BODHJUNG BOYS' H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
TRIPURA BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION | ||||
LIST OF SCHOOLS AFFILIATED TO TBSE WHERE KOKBOROK IS TAUGHT AT MADHYAMIK LEVEL, 2023 | ||||
Sl No | School Code | District | School Name | Management (School Edu./Private) |
1 | 1H020 | DHALAI | HOKHU TWISA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
2 | 1M026 | DHALAI | MANUGHAT CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
3 | 1D100 | DHALAI | DAYARAM KAMI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
4 | 1R040 | DHALAI | RAISHYABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
5 | 2A016 | GOMATI | AMPINAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
6 | 2J122 | GOMATI | JAMBUK BARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
7 | 2T023 | GOMATI | TAIDUBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
8 | 2K045 | GOMATI | KARBOOK PANJIHAM H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
9 | 2J079 | GOMATI | JALEMABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
10 | 2P092 | GOMATI | P.K.CHOWDHURY PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
11 | 2D131 | GOMATI | DON BOSCO SCHOOL | Private |
12 | 3B001 | KHOWAI | BARAMAIDAN H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
13 | 3B027 | KHOWAI | BAGABIL HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
14 | 3B019 | KHOWAI | BAIJALBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
15 | 3D098 | KHOWAI | DEBENDRA CHOW PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
16 | 3R053 | KHOWAI | RATANPUR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
17 | 3P051 | KHOWAI | PASCHIM RAJNAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
18 | 3A015 | KHOWAI | AMPURA BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
19 | 3A017 | KHOWAI | ATHAIBARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
20 | 3B024 | KHOWAI | BHARAT SARDAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
21 | 3I038 | KHOWAI | ISWAR SARDARPARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
22 | 3K109 | KHOWAI | KOK ENGLISH SCHOOL | Private |
23 | 3L046 | KHOWAI | LABANYA CHOWPARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
24 | 3K043 | KHOWAI | KHOWAI GOVT. GIRLS' CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
25 | 3B018 | KHOWAI | BACHAIBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
26 | 3B022 | KHOWAI | BEHALABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
27 | 3G036 | KHOWAI | GOPALNAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
28 | 3K040 | KHOWAI | K.M.R. HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
29 | 3A108 | KHOWAI | ANATH CHOW PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
30 | 3M100 | KHOWAI | MAYOUNG BEKERENG KUSUM PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
31 | 3N047 | KHOWAI | NALIABARI COLONY HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
32 | 3T058 | KHOWAI | TULASIKHAR RAJNAGAR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
33 | 3B062 | KHOWAI | BALARAM KOBRA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
34 | 3M102 | KHOWAI | MAHARANIPUR BAZAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
35 | 3M078 | KHOWAI | MUNGIABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
36 | 3N079 | KHOWAI | NAKHATALA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
37 | 3T092 | KHOWAI | TUITHAMPUI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
38 | 3P083 | KHOWAI | PARAKALAK H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
39 | 3O111 | KHOWAI | OLIVE HILL HOLY CROSS SCHOOL | Private |
40 | 5L028 | SEPAHIJALA | LALSINGMURA CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
41 | 5P035 | SEPAHIJALA | PEKUARJALA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
42 | 5U042 | SEPAHIJALA | UJAN GOLAGHATI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
43 | 5A044 | SEPAHIJALA | AMARENDRA NAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
44 | 5B046 | SEPAHIJALA | BISHRAMGANJ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
45 | 5D175 | SEPAHIJALA | DON BOSCO SCHOOL BISHRAMGANJ, LALTILLA | Private |
46 | 5D170 | SEPAHIJALA | DON BOSCO SCHOOL HERMA | Private |
47 | 5L050 | SEPAHIJALA | LATIACHERA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
48 | 5R148 | SEPAHIJALA | RANG MALA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
49 | 5D149 | SEPAHIJALA | DWARKAICHERRA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
50 | 5K066 | SEPAHIJALA | KENDRAICHARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
51 | 5T075 | SEPAHIJALA | THELAKUNGBARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
52 | 5J064 | SEPAHIJALA | JAMPAIJALA GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
53 | 5R067 | SEPAHIJALA | RATANPUR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
54 | 5S174 | SEPAHIJALA | SHYAM NAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
55 | 5T073 | SEPAHIJALA | TELARBAN HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
56 | 5A166 | SEPAHIJALA | ARJUN THAKUR PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
57 | 5D177 | SEPAHIJALA | DON BOSCO SCHOOL, NABASARDARPARA | Private |
58 | 5J065 | SEPAHIJALA | JAMPAI GOBINDA THAKUR PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
59 | 5O179 | SEPAHIJALA | ORIENTAL OXFORD ACADEMY | Private |
60 | 5R153 | SEPAHIJALA | RAMDAL MODEL HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
61 | 5S172 | SEPAHIJALA | SRI GOURANGA VIDYA MANDIR | Private |
62 | 5S070 | SEPAHIJALA | SUDHANYA DEBBARMA MEMORIAL H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
63 | 5H178 | SEPAHIJALA | HOLONG ACADEMY | Private |
64 | 5S071 | SEPAHIJALA | ST.PETER HIGH SCHOOL | Private |
65 | 5T074 | SEPAHIJALA | TAKARJALA (NORTH) HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
66 | 5T072 | SEPAHIJALA | TAKARJALA SOUTH H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
67 | 5U076 | SEPAHIJALA | UJAN GHANIAMARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
68 | 5T087 | SEPAHIJALA | THALIBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
69 | 5T114 | SEPAHIJALA | TAIBANDAL H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
70 | 8M148 | WEST | M.T. GIRLS' H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
71 | 8B030 | WEST | BARKHATALIA CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
72 | 8C031 | WEST | CHANDPUR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
73 | 8M032 | WEST | MADHU CHOWDHURY PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
74 | 8N033 | WEST | NOAGAON TAIRAJKAMI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
75 | 8O202 | WEST | OUR LADY OF HOLY CROSS SCHOOL | Private |
76 | 8R034 | WEST | RADHANAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
77 | 8S035 | WEST | SURENDRANAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
78 | 8T037 | WEST | TAMAKARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
79 | 8T036 | WEST | TIPPRAH ACADEMY | Private |
80 | 8C039 | WEST | CHANTAIBARI H.S SCHOOL | School Edu |
81 | 8A044 | WEST | AKHALIACHHERA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
82 | 8D045 | WEST | DAROGAMURA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
83 | 8S052 | WEST | SUBALSING PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
84 | 8I047 | WEST | ISHANPUR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
85 | 8J063 | WEST | JANMEJOYNAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
86 | 8J064 | WEST | JIRANIA KHOLA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
87 | 8Y081 | WEST | YAKHILI ACADEMY | Private |
88 | 8C060 | WEST | CHAUDHURI BARI GIRLS' CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
89 | 8B056 | WEST | BELBARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
90 | 8T080 | WEST | TRIPURA LOKASIKSHALAY HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
91 | 8T190 | WEST | TRIPURA PUBLIC SCHOOL | Private |
92 | 8B185 | WEST | BISHU CHANDRA PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
93 | 8B053 | WEST | BARJALA BINAPANI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
94 | 8B058 | WEST | BIDYA CHANDRA PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
95 | 8S191 | WEST | SAL SAMPILI (SASA) ACADEMY | Private |
96 | 8K067 | WEST | KHUMPUI ACADEMY RES. ENG MEDIUM SCHOOL | Govt. Aided |
97 | 8S076 | WEST | SHIBNAGAR BORAKHA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
98 | 8B055 | WEST | BRIGUDASBARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
99 | 8D187 | WEST | DON BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL, NANDANNAGAR | Private |
100 | 8R074 | WEST | RASHIRAM ACADEMY | Private |
101 | 8S207 | WEST | SACRED HEART SCHOOL | Private |
102 | 8C061 | WEST | CHAMALIA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
103 | 8M201 | WEST | MANTI GIRLS' RESIDENTIAL ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
104 | 8A209 | WEST | AARI ENGLISH MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
105 | 8M069 | WEST | MANDWI BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
106 | 8N071 | WEST | NEW MANDWI GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
107 | 8L085 | WEST | LEFUNGA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
108 | 8R086 | WEST | RABIKUMAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
109 | 8S205 | WEST | SUBRAI VIDYAMANDIR | Private |
110 | 8B136 | WEST | B.K.GIRLS'CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
111 | 8B093 | WEST | BODHJUNG GIRLS' H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
112 | 8D096 | WEST | DAINMARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
113 | 8B128 | WEST | BODHJUNG BOYS H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
114 | 8J139 | WEST | JATINDRA KUMAR H.S. SCHOOL | Govt. Aided |
The Directorate of Kokborok & Other Minority Languages, Govt. of Tripura, Education Department (School) has been continuously publishing Kokborok language literary books, supplementary books for schools students & literary magazines. Apart from this, Seminars workshops & teachers training for Kokborok language is also being organised by the Directorate. The following activities are being performed by the Directorate of Development of Kokborok language since the Directorate has been established in the year 2012 –
- Literary Magazines, “KHUMPUI &”IMAGNI KHUMBER – 6 nos. issues of each Magazines have been published 2020.
- Yakpai Magazine – 2 nos. issues have been published since 2019-202 Financial Year.
- Literary Books – in total 36 nos. literary books of various writers have been published till 2020.
- Workshops / Seminar – in total 24 nos. workshops / Seminars on Kokborok language has been organised till 2020-21 Financial Year.
During the Financial Year, 2021-22 the Directorate has performed following activities for developing Kokborok language –
- 2 days Seminar on Kokborok Morphology language has been organized on 15-16th July,2021
- Training Program of Kokborok Language knowing teachers has been organised 23rd to27th August 2021.
- 17 nos. literary books have been published / printed. [In total Directorate has published / printed 53 nos. literary books].
- Apart from this the Directorate has set up a Online Kokborok learning Program for All Government Officials / Staff (Group – A,B,C) and their family members. The said course has commenced from the month of January, 2022.
- Kokborok Teachers Handbook from class III –XII has been published during the Financial Year – 2021-22.