Kikkeri Narayana

There are at least 10 endangered languages in Karnataka with many more unrecorded tongues hurtling towards oblivion. This is the finding of a language survey, which says the number of endangered tribal tongues is only growing. The nationwide survey conducted by the People’s Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) has identified the 10 in the red in Karnataka as Koraga, Irula, Soliga, Badaga, Yerava, Gouli, Bettakuruba, Jenukuruba, Siddi and Hakki Pikki. According to the Census, Karnataka has 50 tribal languages, besides…

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Who says Kannada is dying? Experts vouch that in the next 20 years, Kannada speakers will outnumber many foreign languages speakers, including German and French. What makes the language so vibrant? “Kannada will survive and flourish for centuries to come. The reasons are many. It has 2,000 years of history and grand literature. It’s beautiful script and musical quality enamours people. It is a major language with a strong base,” says litterateur and lexicographer Prof G Venkatasubbaiah. “A language dies…

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