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Chakma language (Changma Vaj or Changma Kodha) is an Indo-European language spoken by the Chakma people. Its better-known closest relatives are Bengali, Assamese, Chittagonian, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Tanchangya, Rohingya and Sylheti. It is spoken by nearly 310,000 people in southeast Bangladesh near Chittagong City, and another 300,000 in India in Mizoram, Assam, and Tripura. It is written using the Chakma script, which is also called   Ajhā pāṭh, sometimes romanized Ojhopath. Literacy in Chakma script is low. It is not officially recognized by the Bangladesh government. Although there were no Chakma language radio or television stations as of 2011, the language has a presence in social media and on YouTube. The Hill Education Chakma Script website provides tutorials, videos, e-books, and Chakma language forums. In 2012, the Government of Tripura announced it would introduce Chakma language in Chakma script in primary schools of Tripura. Imparting of education up to elementary stage in mother tongue is a national policy. To begin with Chakma language subjects in its own scripts will be introduced in 58 primary schools in Chakma concentrated areas.
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Names (more)

[bn] চাকমা ভাষা
[de] Chakma
[en] Chakma language
[fr] Changma kodha
[pl] Język czakma
[pt] Língua chakma

Language type : Living

Language resources for Chakma

Open Languages Archives


Wiktionary - Category:Chakma language [en]

Technical notes

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Following BCP 47 the recommended tag for this language is ccp.

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ISO 639 Codes

ISO 639-3 : ccp

Linked Data URIs

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/ccp
http://dbpedia.org/resource/ISO_639:ccp

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Sources

Authority documentation for ISO 639 identifier: ccp

Freebase ISO 639-3 : ccp
GeoNames.org Country Information

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