Kokborok Day

Kokborok Day (Borok Day) is a festival celebrated in the Indian state of Tripura to celebrate the development of the Kokborok language. It is observed on 19 January every year.The Kokborok language is an official language in Tripura. This day is chosen to commemorate its initial recognition as an official language in 1979.[1][2] The activities include cultural programmes and literary activities.[3]

Kokborok

Kokborok is the Indigenous language of Tripura, spoken for thousands of years among the indigenous communities of Tripura. Kok means language and borok means people (the people who speak Kokborok). Kokborok is one of the Tibeto-Burman languages widely spoken in the Northeastern part of India in the state of Tripura and neighbouring CHT hill tracts of Bangladesh. The Kokborok language is one of the fastest growing and developing Tibeto-Burman languages in the region. The language is spoken mainly by the Debbarma, Kalai, Reang, Jamatia, Tripura , Noatia, Rupini, Murasing and Uchoi people. However, the language has similarities with other Tibeto-Burman languages such as Bodo, Garo and Dimasa. The communities who speak Kokborok are categorised as Tripuri communities. All the communities who speak Kokborok are known as "Tipra/Tripuris."

The script of the Kokborok is not yet finalised due to many socio-political debates, but many people prefer writing it in "Latin script" and some people write Kokborok in "Bengali" script. It has been mentioned in the chronicle of the Tripura Kings who were the Borok rulers (184 kings) of Tripura for more than two thousand years that "Koloma" was the script of Kokborok, but is not known anymore.

"Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission", many government and non-government groups are continuously involved in promoting and developing Kokborok language, Art, literature, and films/songs through cultural revolution. It has been a great achievement by the people of Tripura that the Kokborok language is now taught in government schools, colleges, and universities. The effort is still being made to further to improve the language and to bring it into the mainstream.

References
  1. "tripura state prepares to observe kokborok day". Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. Ali, Syed Sajjad (20 January 2015). "Kokborok day observed". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "Language Wing - TTAADC" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
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