The Halam people are one of the Sinlung people, who are said to have lived in Tripura before the Tipra came to that land.
Kókborok was recognised as an official language of Tipra state in 1979.
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Kókborok has existed in its various forms since at least the 1st century AD, when the historical record of Tipra Kings began to be written down.
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The chronicle of Tipra in Kókborok and Rajratnakar are no longer available.
Sourbhee Debbarma was born to a couple of Tipra (indigenous people of Tripura known as Borok living there since from the decade ruled by Twipra Maharajas) descent.
Tripuri people, original inhabitants of the Kingdom of Tripura in North-East India and Bangladesh
The Tripuri (Tipra or Tipperah) people are the original inhabitants of the state of Tripura in North East India.
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Kókborok was relegated to a common people's dialect during the rule of the Borok Kings in the Kingdom of Tipra, in contrast to Bengali language, from the period of the 14th century till the 20th century.