A Grammar of Betta Kuruba
Book Specification
Item Code: | UAH773 |
Author: | H. M. Maheshwaraiah |
Publisher: | Central University of Karnataka |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2019 |
Pages: | 273 |
Cover: | PAPERBACK |
Other Details | 8.50 X 5.50 inch |
Weight | 340 gm |
Book Description
In view of the aims and in pursuance of the direction by the Government of India the University started a Centre for Endangered Languages in November 2015. The Centres main aim is the preservation and promotion of endangered languages through documentation and revitalisation for restoring the status of these languages used to enjoy in the past. The Centre also works to empower the Endangered Language communities too in possible ways by training the persons from among them for sustainable development.
Language is not only a tool for communication, but also a base for the intellectual outputs of knowledge, culture and civilization of mankind. Due to the impact of science and technology, and the process of globalization, many of the world languages are at the verge of extinction. Language endangerment may lead to the loss of a language, historical and ethnic identity. India has the larger number of endangered languages in the world.
The distributive pattern of individual tribal languages of India against its linguistic families are identified totaling 294 (with Dravidian-35; Indo-Aryan-36; Austro-Asiatic / South Munda-64; Sino-Tibetan / Tibeto-Burman-159). India, a nation with such a linguistic diversity - with its 196 of its languages listed as endangered - tops the UNESCO's list of countries having a maximum number of languages (as against the total languages) at the verge of extinction¹.
Karnataka also has many number of indigenous tribal groups (a total of 49 tribes) to its credit against the total tribal stock of India. As per the census of India (2001), the total population of Scheduled Tribes of the state of Karnataka has been enumerated as 9,38,947 represented by its 49 Scheduled Tribes.
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