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The People’s Linguistic Survey of India provides an overview of the extant and dying languages of India, as perceived by their speakers. It is the outcome of a nationwide survey of languages that has been documented by linguists, writers, social activists, and members of different speech communities. Critically, it encapsulates the world view of the speakers of the languages.
Assam ki Bhashayen (PLSI Volume 5, Part 1) discusses and documents the languages spoken in Assam. This volume consists of three parts. Part one includes the scheduled languages 1. Axomiya, 2. Bangla, 3. Boro, 4. Manipuri/Meitei, 5. Nepali; Part two includes non-schedule languages: 6. Aao, 7. Aitan, 8. Apatani,9. Kokborok, 10. Kochokor, 11 Karvi, 12. Konyak, 13. Khasi, 14. Khamati, 15. Garo, 16. Galo, 17. Chakma, 18. Singpho 19. Zeme, 20. Tangsa, 21. Tai-ahom, 22. Tai-Khamyang, 23. Tai-Turung, 24. Tai-Phake, 25. Tenydie, 26. Dimasa, 27. Tamang, 28. Tiwa, 29. Tahro, 30. Deuri, 31. Nichi, 32. Paite, 33. Bhojpuri, 34. Matak, 35. Maran, 36. Mar, 37. Mising, 38. Limbu, 39. Lotha, 40. Rajvanshi, 41. Rabha, 42. Rengma: Part three covers the other minor languages: 43. Arunachali Assamiya, 44. Nangamese, 45. Missing-Assamiya, 46. Rabhamese 47. Bishnupriya Manipuri, 48. Sadani, 49. Sonowal Kachhari, 50. Hajong. The book describes various linguistic features as well as folklore, folk songs, riddles, popular phrases and proverbs. Political map of Assam is also given.
THE EDITORSGanesh Devy is the chief editor of the PLSI series. He taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, till 1996 before leaving to set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda and the Adivasi Akademi at Tejgadh, where he worked towards conserving and promoting the languages and culture of indigenous and nomadic communities. Apart from being awarded the Padma Shri (2014), he has received many awards for his work in literature and language conservation.
THE VOLUME EDITORS Bibha Bharali is Professor, Department of Assamese, Gauhati University. Her interests include lexicography and dialectology of the Assamese language. Banani Chakravarty is Associate Professor, Department of Assamese, Gauhati University. Her areas of interest include sociolinguistics and social history of the Assamese language.
THE TRANSLATORS Dhurjjati Sarma is Assistant Professor, Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, Gauhati University. Presently, he is working on A Critical History of Assamese Literature (under the series Critical Histories of Indian Literatures).
Kanima Pathak is Assistant Professor, Department of Assamese, Jagiroad College, Assam.
Pranjal Kumar Nath is Assistant Professor, Department of Hindi, Krishna Kanta Handiqu State Open University, Guwahati, Assam.
विषयानुक्रम CONTENTS
भाग I 1.असमीया Assamese 2. बांग्ला Bangla 3. बोडो Boro 4. मणिपुरी/मैतैई Manipuri/Meitei, 5. नेपाली Nepali
भाग II
6.आओ Aao 7. आईतन Aitan 8. अपातानी Apatani 9. कक बरक Kokborok, 10. कच कर Kochokor 11 कार्वि Karvi 12. कोन्याक Konyak 13. खासी Khasi 14. खामटि Khamati 15. गारो Garo 16. गालो Galo 17. चाकमा Chakma 18. चिंफौ Chingpho 19 जेमि Zeme 20. टांछा Tangsa 21. टाइ-आहोम Tai-ahom 22. टाइ-खामयांग Tai-Khamyang 23. टाइ-टुरुंग Tai-Turung 24. टाइ-फाके Tai-Phake 25. टेनेदी Tenydie 26. डिमाचा Dimasa 27. तामांग Tamang 28. तिवा Tiwa 29. थारो Tharo 30. देउरी Deuri 31. निचि Nichi 32.पाइते Paite 33. भोजपुरी Bhojpuri 34. मटक Matak 35. मराण Maran 36. मार Mar 37. मिसिंग Mising 38. लिम्बू Limbu 39. लोथा Lotha 40. राजवंशी Rajvanshi 41. राभा Rabha 42. रेंग्मा Rengma
भाग III
43. अरुणाचली असमीया Arunachali Assamiya 44. नागामिज Nangamese 45. मिसिंग-असमीया Missing-Assamiya 46. राभाभिज Rabhamese 47. बिष्णुप्रिया मणिपुरी Bishnupriya Manipuri 48. सादानि Sadani 49. सोनोवाल कछारी Sonowal Kachhari 50. हाजंग Hajong
परिशिष्ट APPENDIX परिशिष्ट-I मानचित्र Maps परिशिष्ट–II लेखक-अनुवादक परिचय Author–Translator introductions
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