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 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:-
Kokborok Madhyamik Level School | ||||
SL. NO. | SCHOOL Code | DISTRICT | NAME OF SCHOOL | Management |
1 | 1C001 | Dhalai | CHANDRAIPARA H.S.SCHOOL | School Edu. |
2 | 1D085 | Dhalai | NO.8 DYKE HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
3 | 1M026 | Dhalai | MANUGHAT CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu. |
4 | 1R040 | Dhalai | RAISHYABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu. |
5 | 2J122 | Gomati | JAMBUK BARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
6 | 2K045 | Gomati | KARBOOK PANJIHAM H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu. |
7 | 2P092 | Gomati | P.K.C. PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu. |
8 | 2T023 | Gomati | TAIDUBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu. |
9 | 3A015 | Khowai | AMPURA BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu. |
10 | 3A017 | Khowai | ATHAI BARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
11 | 3A108 | Khowai | ANATH CHOWDHURY PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
12 | 3B001 | Khowai | BARAMAIDAN HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
13 | 3B018 | Khowai | BACHAIBARI H.S SCHOOL | School Edu. |
14 | 3B019 | Khowai | BAIJALBARI H.S SCHOOL | School Edu. |
15 | 3B022 | Khowai | BEHALABARI H.S SCHOOL | School Edu. |
16 | 3B024 | khowa | BHARAT SARDAR PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu. |
17 | 3B027 | Khowai | BAGABIL HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
18 | 3B062 | khowai | BALARAM KOBRA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu. |
19 | 3C064 | Khowai | CHALITABARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
20 | 3D098 | Khowai | DEBENDRA CHOW. PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
21 | 3I038 | Khowai | ISWAR SARDAR PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
22 | 3K040 | Khowai | K.M.R. HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu. |
23 | 3K043 | Khowai | KHOWAI GOVT. GIRLS CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu. |
24 | 3K109 | Khowai | KOK ENGLISH SCHOOL | unaided |
25 | 3M078 | Khowai | LABANYA CHOWDHURY PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
26 | 3N078 | Khowai | MUNGIABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
27 | 3M100 | Khowai | MAYOUNG BEKERENG KUSUM PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
28 | 3M102 | Khowai | MAHARANIPUR BAZAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
29 | 3N047 | Khowai | NALIABARI COLONY HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
30 | 3N079 | Khowai | NAKHATALA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
31 | 3P083 | Khowai | PARAKALAK H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
32 | 3R053 | Khowai | RATANPUR H.S. SCHOOL - (KHOWAI DIST.) | School Edu |
33 | 3S095 | Khowai | SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL | unaided |
34 | 3T058 | Khowai | TULASIKHAR RAJNAGAR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
35 | 3T092 | Khowai | TUI THAMPUI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
36 | 3T093 | Khowai | TELIAMURA EMG. MEDIUM H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
37 | 4O101 | OCEAN HEARTS SCHOOL | unaided | |
38 | 5A044 | Sepahijala | AMARENDRANAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
39 | 5A166 | Sepahijala | ARJUN THAKUR PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
40 | 5D149 | Sepahijala | DWARKAICHERRA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
41 | 5G024 | Sepahijala | GOLAGHATI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
42 | 5J064 | Sepahijala | JAMPAIJALA GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
43 | 5J065 | Sepahijala | JAMPAI GOBINDA THAKUR PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
44 | 5K066 | Sepahijala | KENDRAICHARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
45 | 5L028 | Sepahijala | LALSINGMURA CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
46 | 5L050 | Sepahijala | LATIACHERA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
47 | 5R067 | Sepahijala | RATANPUR HIGH SCHOOL - (SEPAHIJALA DIST.) | School Edu |
48 | 5R148 | Sepahijala | RANG MALA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
49 | 5R153 | Sepahijala | RAMDAL MODEL HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
50 | 5S070 | Sepahijala | SUDHANYA DEBBARMA MEMORIAL H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
51 | 5T072 | Sepahijala | TAKARJALA SOUTH H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
52 | 5T073 | Sepahijala | TELARBAN HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
53 | 5T074 | Sepahijala | TAKARJALA (NORTH) HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
54 | 5T075 | Sepahijala | THELAKUNGBARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
55 | 5T087 | Sepahijala | THALIBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
56 | 5U076 | Sepahijala | UJAN GHANIAMARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
57 | 6G064 | Sepahijala | GAZARIA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
58 | 8A044 | West Tripura | AKHALIACHERRA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
59 | 8A123 | West Tripura | ACHARYA PRAFULLA CHANDRA ROY SMRITI VIDYAMANDIR | School Edu |
60 | 8B030 | West Tripura | BARKATHALIA CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
61 | 8B055 | West Tripura | BHRIGUDAS BARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
62 | 8B056 | West Tripura | BELBARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
63 | 8B058 | West Tripura | BIDYA CHANDRA PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
64 | 8B093 | West Tripura | BODHJUNG GIRLS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
65 | 8B128 | West Tripura | BODHJUNG BOYS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
66 | 8B136 | West Tripura | B.K.GIRLS’ CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
67 | 8B185 | West Tripura | BISHU CHANDRA PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
68 | 8C031 | West Tripura | CHANDPUR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
69 | 8C039 | West Tripura | CHANTAIBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
70 | 8C060 | West Tripura | CHOUDHURY BARI GIRLS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
71 | 8D045 | West Tripura | DAROGAMURA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
72 | 8D096 | West Tripura | DAINMARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
73 | 8D187 | Gomoti | DON BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL | unaided |
74 | 8G161 | Khowai | GOPAL NAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
75 | 8I047 | West Tripura | ISHANPUR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
76 | 8I125 | West Tripura | INDRANAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
77 | 8J063 | JANMEJOYNAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu | |
78 | 8J064 | West Tripura | JIRANIA KHOLA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
79 | 8K065 | West Tripura | KAMANMURA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
80 | 8K067 | West Tripura | KHUMPUI ACADEMY RES. ENG.MEDIUM H.S. SCHOOL | TTAADC |
81 | 8M032 | West Tripura | MADHU CHOWDHURY PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
82 | 8M041 | West Tripura | MARIAMNAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
83 | 8M069 | West Tripura | MANDWI BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
84 | 8N016 | West Tripura | NETAJI SUBASH VIDYANIKETAN | Private Aided |
85 | 8N016 | West Tripura | NOAGAON TAIRAJKAMI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
86 | 8N071 | West Tripura | NEW MANDWAI GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
87 | 8R034 | West Tripura | RADHANAGAR HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
88 | 8R043 | West Tripura | RESHAM BAGAN H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
89 | 8R074 | West Tripura | RASHIRAM ACADEMY | unaided |
90 | 8R086 | West Tripura | RABI KUMAR H.S. SCHOOL | Private aided |
91 | 8S035 | West Tripura | SURENDRANAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
92 | 8S052 | West Tripura | SUBALSING PARA HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
93 | 8S076 | West Tripura | SHIBNAGAR BORAKHA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
94 | 8S191 | West Tripura | SAL SAMPILI (SASA) ACADEMY | unaided |
95 | 8T036 | West Tripura | TIPPAH ACADEMY | unaided |
96 | 8T037 | West Tripura | TAMAKARI HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
97 | 8T080 | West Tripura | TRIPURA LOKSHIKSHALAY HIGH SCHOOL | School Edu |
98 | 8T190 | West Tripura | TRIPURA PUBLIC SCHOOL | unaided |
99 | 8U018 | West Tripura | UMAKANTA ACADEMY | School Edu |
100 | 8Y081 | West Tripura | YAKHILI ACADEMY | unaided |
101 | 5P035 | West Tripura | PEKUARAJALA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
Kokborok H.S (+2) Level School | ||||
SL. NO. | SCHOOL CODE | DISTRICT | NAME OF SCHOOL | Management |
1 | 1M026 | Dhalai | MANUGHAT CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
2 | 1R040 | Dhalai | RAISHYABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
3 | 2A016 | Gomati | AMPINAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
4 | 2J079 | Gomati | JALEMABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
5 | 2P092 | Gomati | P.K.C. PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
6 | 3A015 | Khowai | AMPURA BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
7 | 3B001 | Khowai | BARAMAIDAN H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
8 | 3B018 | Khowai | BACHAIBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
9 | 3B019 | Khowai | BIJALBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
10 | 3B022 | Khowai | BEHALABARI CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
11 | 3B024 | Khowai | BHARAT SARDAR PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
12 | 3B062 | Khowai | BALARAM KOBRA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
13 | 3I071 | Khowai | ICHARBIL H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
14 | 3K043 | Khowai | KHOWAI GOVT. GIRLS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
15 | 3M078 | Khowai | MUNGIABARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
16 | 3R053 | Khowai | RATANPUR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
17 | 3T058 | Khowai | TULASHIKHAR RAJNAGAR CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
18 | 5B046 | Sepahijala | BISHRAMGANJ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
19 | 5L028 | Sepahijala | LALSINGMURA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
20 | 5P052 | Sepahijala | PROMODNAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
21 | 5S068 | Sepahijala | SRINAGAR GABORDI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
22 | 5S070 | Sepahijala | SUDHANWA DEBBARMA MEMORIAL H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
23 | 5T072 | Sepahijala | TAKARJALA SOUTH H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
24 | 8B030 | West tripura | BARKATHALIA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
25 | 8B053 | West tripura | BARJALA BINAPANI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
26 | 8B054 | West tripura | BIRENDRANAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
27 | 8B093 | West tripura | BODHJUNG GIRLS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
28 | 8B128 | West tripura | BODHJUNG BOYS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
29 | 8B136 | West tripura | B.K. GIRLS’ CLASS XII SCHOOL | School Edu |
30 | 8C031 | West Tripura | CHANDPUR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
31 | 8C039 | West tripura | CHANTAIBARI H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
32 | 8C060 | West tripura | CHOUDHURI BARI GIRLS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
33 | 8J063 | West Tripura | JANMEJOY NAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
34 | 8J064 | West Tripura | JIRANIA KHOLA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
35 | 8J139 | West tripura | JATINDRA KUMAR H.S. SCHOOL | Private Aided |
36 | 8K067 | West tripura | KHUMPUI ACADEMY RES. ENG. MEDIUM H.S. SCHOOL | TTAADC |
37 | 8L085 | West tripura | LEFUNGA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
38 | 8M032 | West tripura | MADHU CHOWDHURY PARA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
39 | 8M063 | West tripura | MANDWI BAZAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
40 | 8M148 | West tripura | M.T.B. GIRLS’ H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
41 | 8S035 | West tripura | SURENDRANAGAR H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
42 | 5P035 | Sepahijala | PEKUARJALA H.S. SCHOOL | School Edu |
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.