DIRECTORATE OF KOKBOROK & OTHER MINORITY LANGUAGES

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 19^th 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 at 903nos. Primary schools under TTAADC area and 40  High & Higher Secondary schools 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:-

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 –

1. Literary Magazines, “KHUMPUI &”IMAGNI KHUMBER – 6 nos. issues of each Magazines have been published 2020.
2. Yakpai Magazine – 2 nos. issues have been published since 2019-202 Financial Year.
3. Literary Books – in total 36 nos. literary books of various writers have been published till 2020. 
4. 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 –

1. 2 days Seminar on Kokborok Morphology language has been organized on 15-16^th July,2021
2. Training Program of Kokborok Language knowing teachers has been organised 23rd to27th August 2021.
3. 17 nos. literary books have been published / printed. [In total Directorate has published / printed 53 nos. literary books].
4. 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.
5. Kokborok Teachers Handbook from class III –XII has been published during the Financial Year – 2021-22.