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Tag Archives: Khortha
Ranchi University will have a department for each for all the nine languages – Jharkhand
The Times of India, Oct 7, 2013 RANCHI: Ranchi University may soon get separate departments each for all the nine languages being taught in the tribal regional language (TRL) department. This has been a longstanding demand and the proposal was approved … Continue reading
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Government of India, Languages and linguistic heritage, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Revival of traditions
Tagged Ho, Khortha, Kudukh, Kurmi, Munda, Santal (Santhal)
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Korwa dialect on the verge of extinction – Jharkhand
SANTOSH K. KIRO, The Telegraph, Calcutta, Wednesday , March 28 , 2012 Vanishing dialect of a primitive tribe A study on tribal tongues, sponsored by Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL)-Mysore and carried out by scholars and students of Ranchi University, has … Continue reading
Posted in Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Figures, census and other statistics, Languages and linguistic heritage, Organizations, Press snippets, Rural poverty, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Tribal elders
Tagged Asur, Bhumij, Birjia, Ho, Kharia, Khortha, Koro, Korwa, Kurukh, Malto, Munda, Santal (Santhal), Turi
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